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A vial containing the monkeypox vaccine and a syringe Source: AAP / Nell Redmond/AP

Monkeypox made headlines when it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation in July. Since then Australian sexual health workers and public health campaigners have been working to get members of at-risk communities immunised.

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Monkeypox made headlines when it was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organisation in July. Since then Australian sexual health workers and public health campaigners have been working to get members of at-risk communities immunised.

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