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HISTORICAL FACTS: Old frozen vax to be tested on monkeypox | History Defined

Mock-up vials labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe are seen in this illustration. (Photo: Reuters)

The Department of Medical Sciences (DMSC) plans to test a freeze-dried version of a live attenuated smallpox vaccine that has been stored in Thailand for more than four decades, to see if it can effectively combat monkeypox.

Supakit Sirilak, director-general of the DMSC, said on Friday the vaccine material has been kept under the supervision of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) since smallpox was eradicated in 1980.

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