Concerned about monkeypox outbreak, WHO held an emergency meeting

The meeting was held at a time when cases were increasing rapidly in many countries around the world. The content of the WHO meeting was to discuss how the virus is transmitted, the rate of spread, the situation around vaccination.

Up to now, there have been more than 1,300 suspected cases of monkey pox and 58 deaths have now been reported in many countries across Europe, North America and Australia. Monkeypox was first detected in monkeys, is usually spread by close contact and rarely spreads outside of Africa. Therefore, the detection of many cases in Europe and other regions is causing concern.

Monkeypox is usually milder but is in the same family as the smallpox virus and can cause fever, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion, swollen lymph nodes…

The smallpox vaccine is up to 85% effective in preventing the disease. Screenshots

According to medical experts, the disease is spread through close contact for a long time, including direct contact with respiratory droplets, bodily fluids or sores of an infected person. Global evidence suggests that the smallpox vaccine can protect against monkeypox. According to WHO, the smallpox vaccine is up to 85% effective in preventing the disease.

Canada stopped vaccinating people against smallpox in 1972. WHO declared the disease to have been eradicated globally in 1979. That means young people may be more susceptible to monkeypox. , because a smallpox shot was not part of their childhood immunization schedule.

Currently, the UK has started giving smallpox vaccination to health workers and vulnerable groups to monkeypox.

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