India to battle monkeypox with targeted 'ring vaccination' strategy
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India is likely to adopt a new strategy to battle the monkeypox virus. Instead of mass vaccinations, under this strategy, people who have come in contact with an infected person and medical staffers will be immunized. Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry officials said the approach will target close relatives/immediate contacts of those suffering from the infection. This strategy is known as "ring vaccination."