Thank you for joining us for episode 34 of OccPod, the official podcast of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. This is the first episode of a special series addressing vaccines and was made possible (in part) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In this episode, which discusses Monkeypox and available vaccinations for the virus, Erin and Dr. Nabeel are joined by Dr. Michael Sauri. Dr. Sauri is the Medical Director of Occupational Health Consultants, which services over 130 biomedical research laboratories. He received board certification in Occupational Medicine and is certified in Tropical Medicine. He has authored numerous articles covering chemical and Biological Warfare, Refugee and Displaced Populations, Tropical Diseases, and AIDS.

Monkeypox was discovered around 1960 when two outbreaks of a pox-like disease occurred in colonies of monkeys kept for research. Despite being named 'monkeypox,' the source of the disease remains unknown. The first human case of the virus was recorded in 1970. Prior to this year's outbreak, monkeypox had been reported in people in several African countries.