Israel was a world leader in combatting COVID-19 with vaccines, now they're getting ready for monkeypox - ABC News

7/30/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Allyson Horn

Israel has recorded fewer than 200 cases of monkeypox but the country learned from COVID-19 that moving quickly can make or break a country's response to an infectious disease.

Thousands of tiny vials of a rare and valuable vaccine are about to be sent to health clinics across Israel for the country's first blitz to control an outbreak of monkeypox.  Key points: