News Snapshot:
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on May 23 that mass vaccinations are not needed against the monkeypox outbreak that has spread beyond Africa. Latest reports this week state that there are about 200 confirmed and suspected cases across at least a dozen countries, most of them being in Europe. Good personal hygiene, contact tracing and isolation will help control the transmission of Monkeypox The US and the UK are making some vaccines available while Germany is mulling options for vaccinations, isolation and quarantine. On May 23, Belgium ordered mandatory monkeypox quarantine; it is the first country to do so....
