Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 12429

Mpox: Disease Control

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 8 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to prevent the spread of Mpox.

Answer

There are two distinct types, known as clades, of the Mpox virus, specifically clade I and clade II. The previous significant outbreak in the United Kingdom in 2022 was from clade II. Details of the current National Health Service Mpox vaccination program...

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