Island has supply of monkeypox vaccines

Interim director of public health says there's been 'huge amount of learning'

The Isle of Man has a supply of monkeypox vaccines available and there's been a 'huge amount of learning' about the virus in the last few months.

That's the assurance from the interim public health director.

Work is ongoing to determine how the vaccines should be distributed.

At Pride on Saturday posters raising awareness of the virus - and offering information to those who could be at risk - were displayed in the public toilets at the event. 

Professor Hugo van Woerden says his team is receiving regular updates on the situation: