A medical worker holds a syringe with a vaccine. File photoPARIS, May 24. The French Higher Health Authority (HAS) recommends vaccination of persons who have been in contact with humans infected with monkeypox, the regulator says in a communiqué.»The French Higher Health Authority (HAS) recommends a reactive strategy vaccination, that is, in case of confirmed cases of infection, vaccinate adults who have been in contact with an infected person,» the communiqué says. We are also talking about medical workers who came into contact with patients without personal protective equipment. It is noted that this recommendation was prompted by the emergence of confirmed cases of human infection with monkeypox in a number of countries, especially in Europe. In France, three cases of smallpox infection have been identified so far monkeypox. According to the latest WHO data, 131 cases of monkeypox infection among humans have been registered in non-endemic countries, and another 106 facts are being investigated. monkeypox outbreaks