Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of people who have received the smallpox vaccine since May 2022 will have been given two doses within 28 days.

Any individual, typically healthcare workers, at on-going risk of exposure to the monkeypox virus will be offered two doses of smallpox vaccine with a minimum interval of 28 days between doses. However, a second dose within 28 days is not recommended. The vaccine programme for high-risk gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men will also offer two doses, although the offer of a first dose to as many individuals as possible will be prioritised. Data on smallpox vaccinations administered since May 2022 is continuing and will be available in due course.