New cases of monkeypox: are people vaccinated against smallpox protected?
Hélène is right to ask the question, as these viruses are so similar. Both orthopoxviruses, they have a “clinical picture” similar, explains WHO on its website. That is why “several observational studies” demonstrated that prior vaccination against smallpox “was about 85% effective” against monkeypox, says the UN public health organization. In a study published in … Read more