Should you get a monkeypox vaccine? There have been more than 2,800 confirmed U.S. cases of monkeypox since the outbreak began in May. On Saturday, the World Health Organization declared the global outbreak of monkeypox “a public health emergency of international concern.” Public health experts have been urging people who were exposed or at high risk of exposure to get vaccinated. Unlike with COVID-19, when the world had to wait for a vaccine to be created, a monkeypox vaccine, called Jynneos, already exists, though the U.S. is struggling to meet demand for the shot. An older vaccine that was …
