Monkeypox: Vaccination

(asked on 7th September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure an adequate supply of monkeypox vaccines.


Answered by
Caroline Johnson Portrait
Caroline Johnson
This question was answered on 26th September 2022

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has procured over 150,000 doses of the smallpox vaccines effective against monkeypox and further doses are expected to arrive in the United Kingdom during September 2022. There have been global issues with the supply of the vaccines due to availability and the necessary time for manufacturers to produce the vaccines.

Three National Health Service sites have commenced a pilot offering eligible patients smaller, equally effective doses of these vaccines to prolong existing supplies. This is a safe and clinically approved approach known as ‘fractional dosing’, which has been commonly used in other worldwide outbreaks when vaccine supplies are constrained. The UKHSA is monitoring demand and remain in discussions with the manufacturer to procure further doses as required.

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