Category: Monkey Pox Vaccine

1. CDC Says Early Data Offers Positive Signs About Monkeypox Vaccine  The New York Times
2. A single dose of monkeypox vaccine provides some protection against infection, CDC says  CNBC
3. Early data suggests monkeypox vaccine may be working, CDC says  POLITICO
4. First on CNN: Unvaccinated individuals 14 times more likely to get monkeypox than vaccinated, new US data shows  CNN
5. The First U.S. Data Show the Monkeypox Vaccine Is Effective  TIME
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As of Sept. 15, there are 24 monkeypox cases in Douglas County.

Infectious diseases nurse practitioner Nikki Regan, MSN, APRN, NP-C, is leading monkeypox vaccine education and outreach in Nebraska Medicine clinics.

Get answers to the most common questions about the monkeypox vaccine. You can also protect yourself from monkeypox in other ways.

Yes. The JYNNEOS vaccine is approved for prevention of both monkeypox and smallpox. "Smallpox and monkeypox are in the same family of viruses," explains Regan. This vaccine has shown effectiveness in previous outbreaks of smallpox and monkeypox.

"We simply don't have enough to vaccinate the entire population," says Regan. "There's a lot of demand for it, so we're reserving vaccines for people at highest risk."

Monkeypox vaccines are available for the prevention of monkeypox both before and immediately after an exposure:

Post-exposure: You can get the vaccine up to 14 days after close contact with someone with monkeypox. Get the vaccine as soon as possible after exposure to get the best chance of preventing monkeypox or having a less severe illness. "Getting vaccinated within a couple days of exposure reduces the risk of developing monkeypox," says Regan.

Pre-exposure: Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP vaccinations are the majority of vaccinations right now. "Every health department has its own prioritization criteria. Here in the Omaha area, we are prioritizing people at high risk of monkeypox exposure including men or transgender people who have sex with men, especially if they have multiple partners or recent sexually transmitted infections," says Regan. "Check with your local health district to see how it's being distributed in your area."

How to get the monkeypox vaccine: Take the Douglas County Health Department survey. If you are eligible, they will reach out to you about where to get your vaccine. If you live outside of Douglas County, check with your provider or local health department.

The JYNNEOS vaccine is a two-dose series, given 28 days apart.

"The vaccine has a virus that's been weakened so it can't replicate in your body," says Regan. "The weakened virus can't make the person sick, and it can't spread to other people either. The weakened virus is there for the immune system to see it and build some protection against it. Then, if the person is exposed to the real monkeypox virus later, the immune system remembers it and prevents the infection."

That red, raised bump on your arm after receiving the vaccination is perfectly normal. It's not permanent and should go away after several weeks.

The shallow injection of the vaccine causes a wheal, which looks like a small bubble and gradually fades. Providers are giving the monkeypox vaccine intradermally (between the skin) rather than subcutaneously (into fatty tissues) to increase supply. Intradermal injection has increased the vaccine supply fivefold.

"We place a small amount of vaccine right under the top layer of the skin, which causes a wheal kind of like a little bubble," says Regan. "It can be irritating and itchy and sometimes causes bruising, but this is minor and temporary." Other common vaccine side effects include tiredness and headache.

The monkeypox vaccine causes a red, raised bump called a wheal. A wheal shouldn't leave a scar, but it can feel itchy.

In most cases, you can get a JYNNEOS vaccine at the same time you get other vaccines, except the COVID-19 vaccine. If you get the JYNNEOS vaccine, wait four weeks before getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

Yes, the monkeypox vaccine JYNNEOS is free. The federal government is currently distributing the vaccine.

Yes, the vaccine can prevent monkeypox or lessen the severity of your disease if you get vaccinated soon after a known exposure. Ideally, you should get vaccinated as soon as possible ideally within four days, but it can be given up to 14 days after exposure.

You can also get the vaccine before exposure as a preventive step if you're eligible.

JYNNEOS is safe for people with eczema. ACAM2000, a vaccine that is approved for smallpox and available for the prevention of monkeypox under an Expanded Access Investigational New Drug protocol, is a live virus vaccine that is not safe for people with eczema and some other conditions.

"JYNNEOS is the primary vaccine being administered for the current monkeypox outbreak in the United States," says Regan. "ACAM2000 is an alternative vaccine that contains a live replicating virus called vaccinia. It can spread to other parts of your body and other people, so you have to be extra cautious caring for the vaccine injection site."

The ACAM2000 vaccine is not safe for people with these conditions:

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new warning to health care providers Thursday about severe illnesses in people with monkeypox.

The alert comes as Ohio reported that an individual with monkeypox has died the third known death of a patient with monkeypox in the United States.

Ohio listed the death in an update to its online monkeypox outbreak dashboard Thursday. The Ohio Department of Health on Friday said an adult male with monkeypox had died, and the individual had other health conditions. The CDC told CNN it is aware of the death.

The first US death due to monkeypox was confirmed this month in Los Angeles County. The county public health department and the CDC said the person had a severely weakened immune system and had been hospitalized. No further information will be made public, the department said.

A person in Harris County, Texas, who had monkeypox died in August, but the virus role in that death has not been confirmed.

Deaths from monkeypox are extremely rare, and babies, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems are at greater risk. Among more than 67,000 cases reported globally in the current outbreak, there have been 27 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.

More than 25,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States, but recent case trends suggest that the outbreak is slowing in the US.

Falling case numbers might be a reflection of rising numbers of people vaccinated against the virus. This week, the CDC announced that its expanding eligibility for the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine to higher-risk people who have not been exposed to the virus.

According to data posted by the CDC on Wednesday, men at high risk for monkeypox because they have sex with other men or because they live with HIV were 14 times more likely to be infected if they were unvaccinated compared with those who were at least two weeks past their first dose of the vaccine.

The CDC said Thursday that some people in the US who were infected with monkeypox during the ongoing outbreak have had severe manifestations of the illness, extended hospitalizations or substantial health problems.

The agencys health alert notes that severe monkeypox can happen in anyone, and most people diagnosed during this outbreak have had mild or moderate illness. Most people whose illness has been severe have had HIV with substantial immunosuppression, it says.

Some of the severe illnesses have included:

The advisory urges health-care providers to be aware of risk factors for severe monkeypox and says anyone with suspected or confirmed monkeypox should be tested for HIV. Providers should also check whether the persons immune system may be weakened by another condition or by a medication.

Monkeypox treatment in people who have weakened immune systems should involve stopping any medications that may be affecting the immune system, providing antiretroviral therapy for those with HIV, and possibly using medications such as tecovirimat, known as Tpoxx.

The CDC says people who were exposed to monkeypox through sexual contact should get tested for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.

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The Erie County Department of Health (ECDOH) is offering a monkeypox vaccine clinic for eligible members of the UB community from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 7 at UBs new Student Health Services facility, 4350 Maple Road, Amherst. The clinic is open to UB students, faculty, staff, alumni and others at high risk of exposure to monkeypox.

Appointments are strongly recommended; walk-ins are welcome.

Current New York State monkeypox (Jynneos) vaccine eligibility includes the following New Yorkers:

In addition to UB-hosted clinics, ECDOH is also holding off-campus monkeypox clinics that may be conveniently located for some UB students, faculty and staff.

For a list of these clinics, their locations and schedules, visit ECDOHs website.

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1. VDH further expands eligibility for those looking to get monkeypox vaccine  WSET
2. Monkeypox vaccine eligibility expands in NH  Seacoast Current
3. DHHS expands monkeypox vaccine access in New Hampshire  WMUR Manchester
4. Monkeypox Vaccine Eligibility Expands Again In VA, Cases Near 500  Patch
5. Virginia Department of Health expands eligibility criteria for monkeypox vaccine  WAVY.com
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New Hamilton County vaccine clinic opens, offers everything from COVID to monkeypox  WKRC TV Cincinnati

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The first reported case of monkeypox at Auburn University was confirmed over the weekend. A local doctor reported that an Auburn University student tested positive for monkeypox. The student is isolating outside of the Auburn area and close contacts have been identified and notified. The AU Medical Clinic and the Alabama Department of Health will continue to monitor the case.

According to the CDC, monkeypox is a disease that can cause flu-like symptoms and a rash. Symptoms can include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, headache, muscle aches and backache. Those who have been exposed to monkeypox will usually experience symptoms within three weeks of exposure to the virus. The flu-like symptoms will begin first with a rash developing within one to four days.

The CDC reports that monkeypox can spread through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact, including:

If the University receives any other monkeypox confirmations, those identified as close contacts will be notified and given information and instructions.

The Alabama Department of Health is overseeing the distribution of the monkeypox vaccine through local health departments. Individuals who are considered high risk may want to get vaccinated.

The AU Medical Clinic advises anyone who experiences monkeypox symptoms to make an appointment with the clinic or to contact their own health provider.

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According to theExternal Situation Report #6published by the World Health Organization (WHO),new monkeypox cases declined22%in North America and Europelast week (#37).

Despite these decreases, the majority of monkeypox cases reported in the past four weeks were from the Region of the Americas (80.3%) and the European Region (18.6%).

Overall, the WHO/African Region has reported the highest number of deaths among confirmed cases (14/23; 60.9%).

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ph.D., commented in a digital press briefing on September 22, 2022,"The (decreasing) trend is encouraging, but it is not the time for any country to assume those trends will continue."

In the United Kingdom, the monkeypox outbreak has significantly changed as of September 21, 2022.

'It is clear that community transmission occurs with multiple generations of spread. The illness appears to be generally mild, though some individuals will require hospital admissions to manage secondary infections or complications from the illness,' stated the updated U.K. guidance document.

' The monkeypox clade of monkeypox predominantly circulating in the U.K. (Clade IIb, B.1 lineage) isno longer classified as aHigh Consequence Infectious Disease (HCID).'

'However, importations of monkeypox from Africa and/or monkeypox not caused by Clade IIb, B.1 lineage should remain classified as anHCID, as the severity of the original clades remains unknown.'

In the USA, the U.S. CDC reported on September 22, 2022, the total number of confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases has reached24,572 since May 2022.

Furthermore, access to the U.S. FDA-approved monkeypox vaccines has significantly improved in the USA.

As of September 20, 2022, the U.S. government distributed 807,093 doses of the Jynneos vaccine, with684,980 administered in the 48 U.S. Jurisdictions reporting data.

The two-doseJynneos(IMVANEX,IMVAMUNE) vaccine was developed in Denmark with the support of the Biomedical Advanced Research and DevelopmentAuthorityas one element of the federal government's smallpox preparedness efforts.

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In an effort to encourage monkeypox vaccinations in Acadiana among the LGBTQ+ community, Acadiana Cares has joined forces with Bolt in Downtown Lafayette to offer free vaccines on Wednesday, September 28 from 4:00-7:00 pm.

This event is for follow-up second doses and for individuals who are interested in their first Monkeypox vaccine dose. Cares will also be offering Covid Booster shots.

It is critically important that our community knows that monkeypox vaccines are not only available here in Lafayette, but that they are free, explains Acadiana Cares CEO Claude Martin. By offering vaccines at Bolt, were making it easy and accessible for those who are vulnerable to take advantage of these vaccines and prevent the spread of monkeypox here in Acadiana.

Bolt, located at 222 Jefferson, is providing a venue for monkeypox vaccinations from Acadiana Cares medical professionals, without an appointment that day.

Appointments for monkeypox testing and vaccinations are available other weekdays at Acadiana Cares in-house clinic, along with a variety of other medical services.

Acadiana Cares accepts most forms of insurance including Medicare and Medicaid. For those without insurance, a sliding fee program based on income is available.

For more information about monkeypox and the monkeypox vaccine, contact Acadiana Cares at 337-704-0787 or visit acadianacares.org.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to decidetoday whether to extend the monkeypox state of emergency.

Gov. Hochul issued a state of emergency inlate July as New York became the epicenter of the outbreak in the country. She extended the order in August,and it is set to expire today.

As ofthis past Friday, there were nearly 25,000 cases of monkeypox in all 50 states,according to federal health experts.

Butthe good news is supplies of the vaccine have improved and new cases have beendecreasing steadily for weeks. The daily average went from more than 500 casesin August down to just over 200 last week.

In the Hudson Valley, Westchester County has the highestnumber of cases at 86. Ulster County the lowest number at just two cases.

Buthealth experts warn the outbreak is far from over and people need still need tobe vigilant.Monkeypox spreads throughclose, physical contact between people which means anyone can get the virus.However, certain populations are being affected more than others, including menwho have sex with men.Doctors say people at higherrisk for monkeypox infection may want to consider vaccination. There are alsoantiviral medications designed to treat monkeypox.

Thereare monkeypox vaccine clinics across the region, including most county healthdepartments, but you have to make an appointment.

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