Mary Ramsay, said in a statement on Tuesday. “Our extensive contact tracing work has helped to limit the spread of the monkeypox virus, but we are continuing to see a notable proportion of cases in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men,” the Health Security Agency’s head of immunization, Dr. The UK Health Security Agency said men who have sex with other men have the highest chance of contracting the disease, and vaccines will help flatten the curve of the virus as the UK’s cases soar to nearly 800. UK health officials are set to offer monkeypox vaccines to gay and bisexual men who are deemed to be the most “at-risk” of catching the virus. WHO investigating claims that monkeypox found in semen Health officials scramble to ramp up monkeypox testing amid increasing demandĬDC issues bizarre guidance for having sex with monkeypox