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20 cases of monkeypox now confirmed in the UK
Eleven more cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the UK, bringing the total to 20 (Alamy/PA)
Eleven new cases of monekypox have been confirmed in the UK, the Health Secretary has said.
Sajid Javid tweeted that he had updated G7 health ministers on what is known about the spread of the virus. There are now 20 cases recorded in the UK.
He said: “Most cases are mild, and I can confirm we have procured further doses of vaccines that are effective against monkeypox.”
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The Government has some stocks of the smallpox vaccine, which can be effective against monkeypox as the viruses are quite similar.
Monkeypox cases are usually found in West Africa, and the virus does not often spread elsewhere.
That is why outbreaks reported across Europe, Canada, Australia and the United States have cased alarm among public health experts.
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