Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Oct 2022
Monkeypox vaccine not expected in NZ until December as community spread confirmed
10 October 2022 - New Zealand now has community transmission of monkeypox, but a vaccine to protect those at highest risk will not be available until at least December.
On Thursday, officials announced the first two cases of monkeypox community transmission. Prior to this, nine reported cases were considered imported.
