Delhi heaved a sigh of relief after a suspected monkeypox patient who was admitted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital tested negative on Thursday. Suspicion was there that this could be another monkeypox case,” Dr Suresh Kumar, medical director of LNJP Hospital, told India Today. However, the experts are saying that there is no need to panic when it comes …
There is no plan yet to initiate a vaccination programme against monkeypox, a virus that has infected at least four people across the country, the Centre said. Infectious diseases specialist Dr Ishwar Gilada said the smallpox vaccine is the best bet to prevent and treat monkeypox. Those who received smallpox vaccines have 85% protection against monkeypox and the rest will …
