The head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova said during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum,
Monkeypox has a low pandemic potential, she said. Moreover, in Russia there is a vaccine against this virus, and soon another one will be released from registration.
Popova noted that according to the general opinion of scientists, the virus will not turn into a pandemic. “There is no need for immunization now,” the head of Rospotrebnadzor emphasized.