Government urged to increase efforts on monkeypox vaccine

Monkeypox causes lesions on the skin of patients. Picture: CDC via AP

The Government needs to redouble its efforts to access monkeypox vaccine supplies as anxiety deepens around spread of the virus, HIV Ireland has urged.

This comes as the European Medicines Agency said injecting the vaccine just below the top layer of skin (intradermal) instead of under the skin (subcutaneous injection) is now possible.