“I told the G7 health ministers this morning what we know so far.
Most cases are mild.
I can confirm that we have provided ourselves with additional doses of vaccines that are effective against monkeypox,” he wrote on Twitter.
Javid also said there were 11 new cases of monkeypox in the UK.
On May 18, two more cases of human infection with monkeypox were reported in the UK.
The total number of confirmed cases in the country is 20.
Earlier, The Telegraph said the World Health Organization was convening an emergency meeting of experts to discuss the monkeypox outbreak.