11 cases have been detected in London since about the start of May, most were in people who had chosen not to have the vaccine.
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There have been 11 cases of mpox - which used to be known as monkeypox - in London over the past few weeks, health officials said.Those eligible will then have to travel to a London clinic for the jab. The virus causes a rash and distinct lesions that can last for weeks, as well as fever, headache and muscle aches.
"If you live in London or regularly travel there or abroad and have sex and are eligible for vaccination, please do consider it."Dr Claire Dewsnap, president of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV, said she "strongly" encouraged people to have the vaccine after a "worrying" spike in cases.
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