PARIS, France - The recent emergence of hundreds of cases of monkeypox worldwide has already triggered a flood of misinformation online, much of it modelled on conspiracy theories that have been circulating since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.Social media posts shared across the world have incorrectly claimed that the recent monkeypox cases are a "side effect" of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.
As in other viral vector vaccines, the chimpanzee adenovirus has been altered so it does not infect humans or replicate. Rodents are the most likely natural reservoir of monkeypox, according to the World Health Organization.Social media posts have also claimed that the US Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new monkeypox vaccine from pharma giant Pfizer, which developed the first available COVID vaccine.
Jynneos is the only FDA-approved vaccine for monkeypox, however data has shown that a smallpox vaccine is 85 percent effective in preventing the disease, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Social media posts shared an image of a purported article from Canada's CTV News claiming that 95 percent of the monkeypox cases investigated by Canadian officials turned out to be shingles.
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