Reports From the Field: CDC recommends smallpox vaccine for monkeypox
Reports From the Field
CDC recommends smallpox vaccine for monkeypox
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance advising states that hospital workers and others caring for patients infected with the monkeypox virus and close contacts of people or animals confirmed to have the virus should receive a smallpox vaccination to protect against the possibility of contracting the illness. They can be vaccinated up to 14 days post-exposure, the agency said.
At a June news briefing, CDC deputy director David Fleming said the vaccine is roughly 85% effective in stopping monkeypox. The CDC currently is investigating 54 possible human cases of the virus in four states: Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, and New Jersey.
The CDC also has posted a case definition for human cases of monkey pox at www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/index.htm, and the Department of Health and Human Services has enacted a ban on the importation of all rodents from Africa. Health officials fear the imported animals could further spread monkeypox throughout the United States.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance advising states that hospital workers and others caring for patients infected with the monkeypox virus and close contacts of people or animals confirmed to have the virus should receive a smallpox vaccination to protect against the possibility of contracting the illness.Subscribe Now for Access
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