Thai Medical Sciences Dept to test efficacy of smallpox vaccine on monkeypox virus

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai Department of Medical Sciences plans to test the immune response of people inoculated against smallpox to the monkeypox virus in specimens taken from the infected Nigerian, Thailand’s first and so far only confirmed monkeypox case, to assess the efficacy of smallpox inoculation.

 

The department’s director-general, Dr. Supakit Sirilak, said today (Monday), that the department  has been culturing monkeypox virus in the lab, but it grows very slowly and it may take some time for the test to commence.

 

He promised, however, that the public will be informed of any project updates.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-medical-sciences-dept-to-test-efficacy-of-smallpox-vaccine-on-monkeypox-virus/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2022-07-25

 

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[Phuketshrew]

Damn, that's the same black bin the Nigerian was hiding in .... maybe it's got traces of MP virus to test the vaccines ...

[Tarteso]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the department  has been culturing monkeypox virus in the lab,

Although these guys are incredibly genius (Yesterday they discover the “Elixir of life”) Today, vaccine for monkey pox.
 

Be careful guys playing with the virus in the lab. Remember the Drama Queen in Wuhan. 

 

 

 

[JBChiangRai]

It’s well know by the Western medical community that the smallpox vaccine gives some protection from Monkeypox even after several decades.  The BBC wrote an article on it recently.

 

I don’t know if Thai children get the smallpox vaccine though.

[IAMHERE]

Hope they dispose of trash responsibly; hate to see local bats or pangolins catch the pox.