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Program, if you give monkeypox virus is enough opportunities to mutate and replicate and change, we're worried. even though there's a small chance that might happen, that's one of the biggest issues. >> smallpox vaccine, because the people of a certain age got that as a kid or does that offer some protection still? >> it does. against smallpox, it offers almost lifelong protection. i guess monkeypox, probably about 85% protection. but we've got a better vaccine than the drive vaccine we originally used for smallpox, but it's very limited in quantity. it takes two doses. one of the good rings a...

New cdc data shows it disproportionately affecting blacks and hispanics. since there isn't enough vaccine to meet the demand, the fda is considering a rule change to allow health care providers to use a one-dose vial of the vaccine to administer up to five separate doses. people are lining up in the middle of the night, desperately hoping to get vaccinated before current supplies run out. >> reporter: we started early. just before 6:00 a.m. our destination, familiar to our uber driver. we were her third passenger that morning. also headed to san francisco's zuckerberg general hospital. as we a...

Queues like these have become a familiar sight at guy's and saint thomas hospital, as thousands of gay and bisexual men line up to get vaccinated against monkeypox. so far, the uk has given out more than 1a,000 of the jabs, which were originally designed to combat smallpox. they are targeting those most at risk and in areas with the highest numbers of cases. in the us, where numbers have grown rapidly, it's officially been declared a public health emergency. it's a very important signal to that community that all hands are on deck now with regard to monkeypox, that everybody understands that t...

That the disease could become endemic here if they don't. the great thing is that we have the tools in place, there is a vaccine for the monkeypox virus so we have an opportunity to stop it in its tracks, to stop it from spreading and to stop it becoming any worse but at the moment it doesn't seem like there is enough attention on _ the virus so that opportunity is being missed. the department of health and social care says it's working rapidly to vaccinate those at greatest risk and that they are targeting the lgbtq+ community with messaging around the jab. there have been around 2600 cases o...

President Joe Biden's administration will declare a public health emergency over the outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S., according to the AP.