Study raises concerns about the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine

Anew study is raising concerns about the effectiveness of the monkeypox vaccine being used in the United States and other parts of the world. The work, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, found that two doses of the vaccine induced relatively low levels of neutralizing antibodies against the monkeypox virus, and those antibodies had poor neutralizing capacity.

Considerations for Monkeypox Vaccination

When properly administered before or after a recent exposure, vaccines can be effective tools at protecting people against monkeypox illness...

There’s a shortage of monkeypox vaccine. Could one dose instead of two suffice?

Studies suggests even a single shot of Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine offers fast protection.

Who is eligible for the monkeypox vaccine?

People who meet the requirements include those have been in close contact with confirmed infected persons, and people who have had multiple sexual partners in the last 2 weeks in an area reporting confirmed monkeypox cases.

A smart monkeypox vaccine strategy will be key, experts say

Right now, that group largely remains men who have sex with men (MSM). Until widespread vaccines are easily accessible, that group must do everything they can to limit risk factors for contracting the virus.

All Your Monkeypox Vaccine Questions, Answered

Jynneos is a two-dose vaccine, spaced 28 days apart. As with the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines, full immunity in your body isn’t reached until two weeks after the second dose. However, even one shot can prevent monkeypox entirely if taken within four days of exposure.

How the U.S. Let 20 Million Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine Expire

At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million it once held.

Monkeypox Vaccine Demand Soars, and Just One Small Danish Company Makes It

In the last few weeks, the company has scrambled to ramp up production. It has postponed production plans for other vaccines, and shuffled allocations so that it can make initial deliveries to as many countries as possible. Despite its efforts, global supplies are still short, prompting some health authorities to offer just one shot of the two-dose vaccine.

More than a million monkeypox vaccines are on their way in the US

Fortunately, there’s good news. Scientists do not have to start from scratch to develop new vaccines against the virus, unlike the effort required to make immunizations against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Why It's So Hard to Get a Monkeypox Vaccine Right Now

Almost 800,000 Jynneos shots could become available for use by the end of July, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize a Danish production facility operated by manufacturer Bavarian Nordic. By mid-2023, the U.S. should have nearly 7 million doses of monkeypox vaccine, officials said.

‘I’m one of the lucky ones’: vaccines scarce as US monkeypox cases rise

Many have been clamoring to get a scarce number of available vaccination appointments. But getting vaccinated has proven to be a confusing process even for those who are eligible – namely, men who have sex with men and have multiple partners.