Monkeypox outbreak showing signs of slowing in the UK, says health agency

British authorities also said that they bought as many as 150,000 doses of the vaccine, which was made by Bavarian Nordic, the world's only supplier

British health officials on Monday said that the monkeypox outbreak across the country is showing signs of slowing. However, the officials have added that it is too soon to know if the decline will be maintained, according to an AP report.

According to the UK Health Security Agency, authorities are reporting about 29 new monkeypox infections every day, compared to about 52 cases a day during the last week in June. In July, officials estimated the outbreak was doubling in size about every two weeks. As of now, the UK has recorded more than 3,000 cases of monkeypox, with