The World Health Organization says the outbreak of Monkeypox in Europe and North America does not require immediate mass vaccinations as sanitation measures such as good hygiene and safe sexual behavior will help control its spread, a senior official said on Monday.
Dr. Richard Pebody, who leads the High-threat Pathogen team at WHO/Europe, said in an interview with Reuters that ” immediate supplies of vaccines are relatively limited and the primary measures to control the outbreak are contact tracing and isolation.”
WHO reported also earlier that ”Vaccination against smallpox was demonstrated through several observational studies to be about 85% effective in preventing Monkeypox. Thus, prior smallpox vaccination may result in milder illness.”
According to the CNN, In the United States, the two-dose Jynneos vaccine is licensed to prevent smallpox and specifically to prevent monkeypox.
There is another smallpox vaccine licensed in the United States, ACAM2000, that could be used to prevent monkeypox, and the country has more than 100 million doses. said Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology on Monday.
Meanwhile, Public health authorities in Europe and North America are investigating over 100 suspected and confirmed cases of Monkeypox.
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