Germany Orders 40,000 Vaccine Doses As Precaution Against Monkeypox Spread
Date
5/25/2022 1:07:45 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Germany has ordered 40,000 doses of a Bavarian Nordic (BAVA.CO)
vaccine to be ready to vaccinate contacts of those infected with
monkeypox if an outbreak in Germany becomes more severe, but
officials are banking on other precautionary measures for now,
Trend reports
citing Reuters .
Speaking at a press conference, German health Minister Karl
Lauterbach said on Tuesday that measures such as an isolation
period of at least 21 days recommended for infected people would
suffice for now to contain the outbreak.
'If infections spread further we will want to be prepared for
possible ring vaccinations that are not yet recommended at this
point but might become necessary,' said Lauterbach, referring to
the strategy of vaccinating contacts of an infected person.
He said the outbreak of monkeypox could be contained and did not
signal the start of a new pandemic, adding that early intervention
can prevent the pathogen from becoming firmly established in
communities.
So far, five cases have been registered in Germany, all men,
said Lothar Wieler, the head of Germany's Robert Koch Institute for
infectious diseases, also speaking at the press conference.
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