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A significant increase in the number of cases of mpox (the disease caused by the monkeypox virus) in several African countries was recently declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO).

This has been followed by a number of posts on social media containing unsubstantiated claims about the disease. During the previous outbreak of mpox in 2022 we wrote several articles ([link removed]) about the disease.

Bad information can spread quickly on social media and may be harmful if people use it to make decisions about their health.

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Several posts on Facebook claim that mpox is actually a side effect of the Covid-19 vaccines.

False. Mpox is a disease caused by the monkeypox virus. According to the NHS, mpox causes blisters which are sometimes confused with chickenpox, but it can only be caused by a monkeypox infection and has nothing to do with Covid vaccines.
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** AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine does not contain mpox ([link removed])
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There is no link between mpox cases and a component of the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite claims made in a number of viral social media posts.

The vaccine contains a modified virus that usually infects chimpanzees but this can’t lead to humans developing mpox or any other disease.
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