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Russian Academician's Warning: Monkeypox Virus Mutating, Vaccine Creation Urgent
The monkeypox virus is under control, but it has mutated in recent years and this process may continue in the future, making the creation of a vaccine an urgent issue, noted academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and deputy chairman of the Russian Academy of Education Gennady Onishchenko.
TL;DR
- The monkeypox virus is mutating and may continue to do so in the future.
- Creating a vaccine for monkeypox is now an urgent issue.
- Current vaccination strategies involve using smallpox vaccines, which provide cross-immunity.
- There is a need for serious monitoring, preparedness, specific prevention, modern diagnostics, and antiretroviral drugs.
- A recent case of monkeypox was reported in St. Petersburg.