Fact check: Can your childhood smallpox vaccine protect against monkeypox?

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Fact check: Can your childhood smallpox vaccine protect against monkeypox?
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According to the CDC, monkeypox is closely related to the virus that causes smallpox. Both the CDC and the WHO have published data showing that the smallpox vaccine is 85 percent effective in preventing monkeypox infection.

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