India Monkeypox Guidelines News Today

The experts deliberated on the need to revisit existing guidelines on the management of monkeypox amid the rising number of cases of the disease in the country.

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended reducing the gap between the second and precaution doses of COVID-19 vaccines from the current nine to six months.

The guidelines prescribe a two-tier test for confirmation but don't present a clear algorithm on sample collection.