Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made with NHS England of the efficacy of booster vaccinations for mPox.

An assessment of the efficacy of booster vaccinations has not been made as there is currently no requirement for mpox booster vaccinations.

There is currently insufficient evidence to support routine boosters of mpox vaccination in immunocompetent individuals, namely people with the ability to produce a normal immune response; further information is contained in Smallpox and mpox: the green book, chapter 29, which is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/smallpox-and-vaccinia-the-green-book-chapter-29