Ireland's monkeypox vaccine campaign to be targeted at gay men with high numbers of sexual partners

It comes as more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The government’s vaccination campaign to combat monkeypox will be targeted specifically at men who have sex with men and have a high number of sexual partners, an infectious diseases expert has said.

It comes as more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox were reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).