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<p>The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) current vaccination strategy is to target
monkeypox vaccination for three groups: a) healthcare workers who are caring for and
who are due to start caring for a patient with confirmed monkeypox, b) gay, bisexual
and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) at higher risk of exposure and c) people
who have already had close contact with a patient with confirmed monkeypox.</p><p>UKHSA
expert advice, endorsed by Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI),
is to offer two vaccine doses to the eligible cohort across the United Kingdom. UKHSA
will continue to review the ongoing outbreak and issue updated advice on how to protect
those at risk from monkeypox as required.</p><p>UKHSA has worked closely with stakeholder
groups, including the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV and other charities
to raise awareness through targeted communication channels amongst the GBMSM population
of the epidemiology, risks and actions to protect themselves and others, alongside
encouraging those within the eligible cohort to get vaccinated.</p>
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