Parents have been given a Monkeypox update from a leading doctor at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
As the number of cases in the UK has now risen to 71, according to the UK Health Security Agency, close contacts of those who have contracted the virus are being offered a smallpox vaccine, which can be effective against monkeypox as the viruses are quite similar.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says monkeypox typically presents clinically with fever, rash and swollen lymph nodes and may lead to a range of medical complications. However, researchers say it is rare in children.
