Government orders more mpox jabs as UK prepares for new strain

The palms of a patient with mpox (Image: Getty) Plans are under way to vaccinate more people against mpox as officials work to bolster the UK’s resilience against a strain of the virus rapidly spreading in Africa. While no cases of clade I mpox have been detected in the UK – and the risk to the population is considered low – Health Secretary Wes Streeting said ministers are “closely monitoring” the situation in other countries. Clade I mpox has been deemed more severe than clade II mpox, which was responsible for the global outbreak in 2022.

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