It’s a disease almost no one had heard of until this spring of 2022. Monkeypox (or monkeypox), so named because it was discovered in macaques in the laboratory in 1958, is caused by a virus originally found in the forests of the West. and Central Africa. Although several small epidemics have occurred in the past, this is the first time that such a large number of cases have been observed and that the epicenter of the epidemic is located outside of Africa. Since the beginning of May, about 2,500 patients have been found in France. In total, about 27,800 cases were reported in 80 countries during this period.
An epidemic incomparable to Covid-19. But French health authorities quickly responded by recommending a vaccine for people at risk. How could it be available so quickly when vaccine development usually takes several years? What’s in it? Who is it for?
Source: Le Figaro
