NHS STOCKPILES MPOX VAX AS CASES SPREAD

BRITAIN has stockpiled mpox vaccines to tackle a new strain of the virus that sparked a global health emergency, it is reported.

- DAN WARBURTON

NHS staff have also received guidance from the UK Health Security Agency to ensure they recognise symptoms of the Clade 1 mpox variant. Experts say the disease is spreading faster and has a higher mortality rate than the strain which caused an outbreak in the UK two years ago.