Category: Monkey Pox Vaccine

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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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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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.

Additional monkeypox vaccine news is posted at PrecisionVaccinations.com/Monkeypox.

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Monkeypox Outbreaks Coming to Closure - Precision Vaccinations

Heres how many cases of monkeypox have been recorded in the region with a new batch of vaccines set to be rolled out across Birmingham

A new batch of monkeypox vaccines is set to be announced this month.

Cabinet member for health and social care Cllr Mariam Khan stated yesterday that Birmingham expects to receive a share of 80,000 vaccines that will be rolled out across the country.

The World Health Organisation advice is that anyone can get or pass monkeypox, but members of the LGBT+ community, particularly men, have been identified as most at risk.

Decline in monkeypox cases

Government data has shown a gradual decline in monkeypox cases in the UK this year with 3,439 confirmed cases between May 6 and September 16. The majority of cases in England, 69 per cent, were in London.

The West Midlands has had just 124 confirmed and highly probably cases since May 2022, with one new case since the last report on September 13. This is compared to 2,359 in London, which has had 24 new cases since the last report.

Are monkeypox vaccinations available?

At a health and social care committee meeting, Cllr Mariam Khan (Lab, Alum Rock) gave fellow councillors an update on monkeypox vaccines.

She said: We are expecting a further rollout across the UK of around 80,000 more vaccines to be announced this month. I know that our director of public health will be having conversations to see how much will come into Birmingham and be able to allocate it to clinics so that people can use them.

Assistant director of public health Mary Orhewere was also at the meeting. She added: At the moment, we are getting as much vaccine as we need.

You may be aware that about a month ago we introduced what we call factional dosing, so smaller doses are given slightly differently, based on some work that was done in North America.

That means that the doses we have are able to go further because we give a smaller amount. So at the moment, we have a reasonable degree of confidence that weve got as much dose as we need to give out. Weve done a lot of messaging in the relevant communities, so as much as people are coming forward, we are able to meet the demand.

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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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While the supply and distribution of monkeypox vaccine has ramped up since June, there's "substantial variation" in states' criteria for who is eligible, a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis shows.

Why it matters: Eligibility requirements might be limiting who is getting shots, including health care workers who could get exposed on the job or people with HIV.

Details: The vast majority of states vaccines for people who are known close contacts of a confirmed case or have a presumed exposure to someone who has tested positive for the virus, the analysis found.

By the numbers: The analysis covered all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five cities: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia.

The bottom line: More than 540,000 doses have been administered, but with millions of people still at-risk and Jynneos being a two-dose vaccine, there is a lot of work still to be done.

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Vaccine eligibility for monkeypox depends on where you live - Axios

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) San Francisco is set to receive an additional 10,000 doses of monkeypox (MPX) vaccine this week, according to a post from San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).

SFDPH says that first and second doses of MPX vaccine will be available at pop-up vaccination sites, neighborhood vaccine clinics, and the Folsom and Castro Street Fairs. MPX vaccine eligibility is also expanding from Sept. 18 through Oct. 2 to include people who are traveling to the Bay Area for visits.

The extra doses will assist in SFDPHs efforts to reach the people who are being impacted by MPX most, particularly the Black and Latino communities. Second doses will also be available for anyone who received their first dose of MPX vaccine more than 28 days ago.

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital will be offering an MPX vaccine clinic at 1001 Potrero Avenue, building 30, on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The clinic will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will be offering monkeypox (MPX) vaccine access to people with a higher risk of exposure at two events on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

DPH and Beebe Healthcare are partnering with AIDS Delaware and the Delaware HIV Consortium to offer MPX vaccinations at the AIDS Walk events atBrandywine State Park in Wilmington and in Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach.

DPH said those considered at higher risk includeanyone treated for a sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the last six months,someone who falls into any of the identified high-risk categories who are also experiencing homelessness or incarceration, or individuals traveling to an area with community spread of MPX cases such as New York and Texas.

Camille Moreno Gorrin from DPH said currently Delaware has 33 documented cases of monkeypox, 22 in New Castle County, nine in Sussex County, and two in Kent County.

"We get an average of one or two cases each week and that has been consistent throughout this outbreak," saidMoreno Gorrin. "The vast number of cases have been almost 100-percent male, and we actually received our first female case this week."

Pre-registration to receive the vaccine at the Brandywine State Park location with DPH canbe done bycalling the monkeypox hotline at 1.866.408.1899. Pre-registration is not needed at the Grove Park event.

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Delaware public health officials working to expand monkeypox vaccine access - 1150AM/101.7FM WDEL

Post-exposure vaccination started on July 16 in Portugal,with a total of 437 vaccinated until September 12, 2022, with the DGSdiscussing and reviewing the standard Approach to cases of human infectionwith Monkeypox virus, framework for the administration of reduced doses,according to new guidelines from the European Medicines Agency (EMA).

In the standard the DGS states that the conditions foroperationalization/availability and equity in the management of the limitedstock of vaccines for the approach to preventive vaccination and the respectivedefinition of eligibility criteria are also being updated, in addition to post-exposurevaccination.

The EMA considers that the vaccine authorised in theEuropean Union against Monkeypox can also be administered as an intradermalinjection at a lower dose, allowing the existing doses to be multiplied by fivetimes.

Until now, the vaccine has only been administered to peoplewho have had risky contacts and the objective is to preventively vaccinateother groups that will be defined by the DGS and that may include sex workers,people who undergo PREP - Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis to HIV and healthprofessionals.

With regard to the clinical approach of pregnant womenconfirmed with Monkeypox infection, the DGS states that they must be followedup in a high-risk obstetrics consultation at a differentiated perinatal supporthospital, which involves specific procedures for pregnancy surveillance andfetal monitoring.

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Monkeypox vaccination moving ahead - The Portugal News

The CDC has opened applications for the Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program to reach populations that may face barriers to receiving the vaccine.

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Published: 6:14 PM CDT September 15, 2022

Updated: 6:14 PM CDT September 15, 2022

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