Medical experts told VERIFY it’s not possible to get monkeypox from the COVID-19 vaccine. Since early May, there have been hundreds of monkeypox cases reported across the world. Others have asked if the COVID-19 vaccine could have actually caused the monkeypox outbreak. THE QUESTIONCan the COVID-19 vaccine cause monkeypox? THE SOURCESTHE ANSWERNo, the COVID-19 vaccine can’t cause monkeypox.