Ukraine received a vaccine against monkey pox – Ministry of Health
10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine against monkeypox were delivered to Ukraine. Vaccinating people who belong to risk groups will be free of charge. This is reported by the Ministry of Health. “Jynneos is a live vaccine against smallpox and monkeypox. It is intended for people over 18 years of age who have a high risk of infection,” the department emphasizes. The vaccine was handed over to Ukraine by the European Commission’s Directorate for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (HERA). Photo: Micheleursi/Depositphotos The Ministry of Health says that the full course consists of two doses with an interval of 28 days. People who have already been vaccinated against smallpox can also be vaccinated against monkeypox if more than 10 years have passed since that time. Vaccination is recommended for healthcare workers who are at risk of infection and people who are at high risk of infection. Read also: Monkey pox: symptoms, ways of transmission and prevention. The Ministry of Health will distribute and send the vaccine to the regions, according to the needs of each region. We will remind you that monkeypox is a smallpox-like disease caused by viruses of the poxvirus family. The symptoms are similar to natural smallpox. It is transmitted through any close physical contact with a rash on the body of an infected person, through coughing or sneezing, touching clothes, bedding, towels used by a monkey pox patient. Earlier, the rate of spread of monkeypox forced the WHO to declare a global emergency due to the outbreak of the disease. Read also: The first case of monkeypox was recorded in Ukraine
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