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 …
In the days before a vaccine for chicken pox became widely available, some parents would host “chicken pox parties” amidst an outbreak to try to ensure that their kids wouldn’t be left out of the wave of infections. McDeavitt said Omicron tends to be mild in children, “but sometimes it’s not.” Dr. Dean A. Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases …
