Calls mount for monkeypox vaccination programme 

Phil Corcoran of the Sexual Health Clinic in Cork City said people are contacting the clinic to find out if there will be a rollout of vaccinations. Picture: PA Photo/Alamy. 

There are increasing calls for the rollout of a vaccination programme against monkeypox in this country.

They come after a move by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday to declare the spread of monkeypox a global health emergency — its highest alert level.