What a turn of events! Did humanity let the guards down on this genus of viruses, which have which have caused epidemics and harm among humans for thousands of years?
Smallpox eradication was so successful until now. And SARS-CoV-2/Covid-19 is still spreading ... Almost it seems like Biblical plagues ...
"As monkeypox cases continue to mount, Britain is offering smallpox vaccines to health care workers and other high-risk groups ...
The vaccine that helped eradicate smallpox has shown up to 85% effectiveness against monkeypox, according to the WHO—and some countries, including the US, have large stockpiles of the vaccine, which hasn’t been administered in the US since 1972 ...
Why now? The timing makes sense ... Immunity is waning among those vaccinated decades ago, and nonexistent among those who never were. ..."
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