Minister for Health says vaccines are on the way.
The first case of monkeypox has been identified in the State.
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says it was detected by health authorities yesterday.
The first case of the mild illness on the island of Ireland was confirmed in the North on Thursday.
Minister Donnelly says vaccines are on the way to help fight the virus:

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