LGBTQI+ health organizations have called on the government to ensure the supply of the new, tougher monkeypox vaccine before the virus spreads further. Australia Cases of the virus in the northern hemisphere are also on the rise, prompting the World Health Organization to declare monkeypox a global health emergency. there are two vaccines on the market and Australia has one, an older vaccine called ACAM-2000. But the vaccine is not recommended for people with weakened immune systems, including those with HIV, and can only be given by specialists, and is associated with rare but serious side effects. The preferred option is a newer third-generation vaccine called MVA-BN.
Vaccine calls to fight monkeypox in Australia
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