Are monkeypox measures adequate in Europe?

Mpoxformerly known as monkeypox, continues to cause concern internationally, particularly on the African continent. Uganda has confirmed new cases of the virus in recent hours. new versionmore aggressive than the one that caused outbreaks in more than 70 countries two years ago. Next week, 10,000 doses of the vaccine are due to arrive in Africa. MSF is asking countries without outbreaks and with significant reserves to donate. Here in Spain, some autonomous communities have proposed tighter controls at airports, which Brussels is resisting. We wanted to know if measures comes from hands Alvaro RiveroMedical Director of BNC Prep-Point.

“The measures currently being taken vaccinate to the population that was most exposed and considered most vulnerable, and that is where the focus could be. It is the right thing to do, and it has been done since 2022,” Rivero said in an interview with José Ribagorda for Informativos Telecinco.

Rivero believes that “the question of borders is indeed degree Very very aggressive and this is contrary to people’s rights to mobility.”

Asked what else could be done if it would help strengthen That vaccination V Africa“I think that carrying out a vaccination campaign in the affected countries would be ideal,” he said, stressing that “here, when it happened in 2022, vaccination interrupted the transmission of the virus and this helped control the bloc.”

However, he stresses that “it is much more difficult to organize vaccination in the African context, and even more so from Europe.” “This must be done in coordination with African countries, where they focus their attention and where they take action. The health contexts are also very different here and there,” he concluded.