Vaccine preparations are needed to deal with monkeypox but there's no need yet for any mass vaccination, said Dr Thiravat Hemachudha, head of the Emerging Diseases Science Centre at Chulalongkorn University.
"It's very important to prepare the vaccine in case of need despite the fact there has yet to be a confirmed monkeypox case in the country so far," Dr Thiravat said.
Even though there is no direct monkeypox vaccine, health officials say studies have found that smallpox vaccines are effective in both preventing and reducing monkeypox infections.
