EU advises countries to plan vaccines for monkeypox outbreak "In a report published today, the EU organisation said: ‘Countries should update their contact tracing mechanisms, their diagnostic capacity for orthopoxviruses and review the availability of smallpox vaccines, antivirals and personal protective equipment (PPE) for health professionals.’"
"It advises that government should review the types, doses and authorisation status of vaccines in case they need to be deployed."
"The report does not recommend mass vaccination programmes of people not at particular risk, but says that those exposed could be given the jab."
"It says that healthcare workers who may be exposed to the virus could also be vaccinated as a precaution. The report says that people infected ‘should remain isolated until their rash heals completely, avoiding contact with immunosuppressed persons and pets’."
