Claim: Monkeypox is 'vaccine acquired shingles'.
Fact-check: Monkeypox is not 'vaccine acquired' shingles - Full Fact
Verdict: monkeypox is not the same as shingles. they are caused by two completely different viruses. however, the monkeypox virus is related to the one that causes smallpox. there's no evidence that the covid-19 vaccines cause monkeypox.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2022-05-27T00:00:00