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A family nurse practitioner prepares a syringe with the Mpox vaccine for inoculating a patient at a vaccination site in the Brooklyn borough of New York, on Aug. 30, 2022. Jeenah Moon/AP Photo
Australia’s vaccine advisory group has removed the age restriction of 18 years and over for the mpox (monkeypox) vaccine.
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recently reviewed vaccine guidance in response to an “upsurge of mpox cases in Australia.”
Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]