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Five way split helps Monkeypox vaccine go further

Monkeypox is a zoonotic virus from the Poxviridae family that causes a pox-like disease

Monkeypox is a zoonotic virus from the Poxviridae family that causes a pox-like disease Source: Getty / KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRA/Getty Images/Science Photo Library

The Monkeypox virus, once rare in western countries is this year experiencing a surge, with outbreaks across North America, parts of Europe and Australia. With the preferred vaccine for monkeypox is in short supply, Australian experts have followed the US and Europe and are now allowing each dose to be split five ways


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By Tina Quinn

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The Monkeypox virus, once rare in western countries is this year experiencing a surge, with outbreaks across North America, parts of Europe and Australia. With the preferred vaccine for monkeypox is in short supply, Australian experts have followed the US and Europe and are now allowing each dose to be split five ways



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