UK preparing for worst-case mpox scenario, officials warn – as vaccines stockpiled amid global surge of killer strain

PUBLIC health experts are preparing for a worst-case mpox scenario anticipating the new strain could spread uncontrollably in the community.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is ramping up its preparedness and has ordered additional vaccines after a case of the new clade 1b variant was detected in Europe.

Mpox, previously called monkeypox, is a viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.

The new clade 1b variant started spreading...