8 Things You Need To Know About Monkeypox

8. We have vaccines and treatments.

The smallpox vaccine was key to eradicating smallpox decades ago, and this vaccine can be highly effective as 85% in preventing monkeypox. Currently, two vaccines licensed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are available for preventing monkeypox infection. And there are also treatments, such as vaccinia immune globulin and antivirals, which were developed against smallpox in the past.

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