Calls to speed up purchase of monkeypox vaccines amid fears over slow rollout

There have been calls to prioritise securing a supply of monkeypox vaccines in Ireland. Picture: Alain Jocard, Pool via AP

The Government needs to urgently buy monkeypox vaccines, and work with community groups to ensure a transparent rollout, the Gay Health Network has said.

The Gay Health Network (GHN) said they are now “extremely concerned about the slow roll-out of the monkeypox vaccine in Ireland”.