WHO recommends "limiting" the number of partners and sexual interactions to stop the spread of monkeypox

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The

does not see the need for mass vaccination against

but the

vaccine is, and has reported that it is working with the European Union, one of the most affected regions with 12,000 of the 16,000 reported cases, in the release of vaccines, as well as with other partners to determine a global coordination mechanism for their distribution.

However, the director of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Hans Kluge, has warned that

to stop the epidemic and that people who are at risk are also they have to

The current recommendation for people with monkeypox is that they isolate themselves and not travel until they recover, and contact cases should monitor their temperature and monitor for other symptoms for 9 to 21 days.

In addition, the WHO recommends "consider limiting sexual partners and interactions."

"It can be a harsh message, but being cautious can safeguard you and your community," she adds.

"Anyone who has been exposed to someone with monkeypox should be vaccinated first," said WHO specialist Rosamund Lewis, after reporting that there are currently some 16.4 million vaccines in stock and highlighting the need for countries with the capacity to manufacture smallpox and monkeypox diagnostics, vaccines or therapeutics to increase the production and availability of medical countermeasures.

In addition, it continues,

to ensure that necessary diagnostics, vaccines, treatments and other supplies are available based on public health needs.

"They must do so in solidarity and at a reasonable cost to the countries where they are most needed in order to support efforts to stop the spread of monkeypox," he added.

In addition, the expert has argued that although no studies have been carried out on the compatibility of vaccines against Covid and monkeypox, administering different vaccines at the same time means strengthening different parts of the immune system.

In this sense, the WHO has advised to

, medical care or vaccination;

provide clear information on how to access health care, giving patients certified medical leave for the duration of the infectious period so they can self-isolate as needed;

eliminate stigmas;

and improve information;

Limit sexual partners and interactions.

At the same time, he has advised countries to take measures to reduce the risk of contagion;

Significantly and rapidly increase national capacities for monkeypox surveillance, investigation, diagnosis, and contact tracing to help identify and trace all possible cases;

work with at-risk groups and communities and their leaders to develop and disseminate critical messages to reduce transmission and encourage uptake of health services;

and engage in interregional collaboration, based on political will, to generate the evidence to support the use of vaccines and antivirals for monkeypox, as well as to target them to populations most at risk of infection.

"Countries must adhere to the principles of equity, helping to ensure that vaccines and antivirals reach those who need them most, rather than stockpiling supplies and acting on their own, actions that are only detrimental to the public good at large, as we have seen during the response to COVID-19," Kluge concluded.

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