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PARIS (AFP) – Hundreds of Europeans have crossed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address a gaping inequality in access to doses between nations. The current outbreak began in Europe in May, when the virus began spreading rapidly outside areas in Africa where it has long been endemic. The virus is rarely fatal […]

The virus, which is rarely fatal but can cause extremely painful lesions, has overwhelmingly affected men who have sex with men, some of whom have sought to swiftly get vaccinated.

Hundreds of Europeans have crossed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address a gaping inequality in access to doses between nations.

Hundreds of Europeans have pushed borders for the monkeypox vaccine, sparking calls to address the glaring disparity in access to doses between nations.

Europeans cross borders to get monkeypox vaccine

Despite a shortage of healthcare professionals to administer shots, a monkeypox vaccination campaign is gaining momentum in the Paris

Despite a shortage of healthcare professionals to administer shots, a monkeypox vaccination campaign is gaining momentum in the Paris

Doctor Kevin Huy was vaccinating people in Paris against Covid-19 when he answered a call for volunteers to inoculate against a more recent global outbreak -- monkeypox.