Thousands of UK Gay/Bi Men to Be Offered Monkeypox Vaccine
UK health authorities have decided to extend monkeypox vaccines from case contacts to tens of 1000s of gay and bisexual men, who they deem most at risk of contracting the virus.
Imvanex vaccine will be offered to those with “a recent history of multiple partners, participating in group sex, attending sex on premises venues or a “proxy marker” such as recent bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the past year.”
Monkeypox is not currently defined as a sexually transmitted disease but can be passed on by intimate contact, with data indicating a disproportionate number of cases in men who’ve had sex with multiple male partners.
