Local cases continue to appear at faster rate than before 2022 global outbreak
On February 22, the independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously in favor of the two-dose Jynneos mpox vaccine for adults at risk of catching the disease during an outbreak.Local doctors are on notice to pay extra attention to anyone suspected of having an mpox infection as concern builds around a deadlier and more-infectious “Clade 1” version of the virus spreading rapidly in some African countries.
It’s a massive decrease compared to the 469 cases tallied in 2022 and yet is still significantly higher than the zero to one case per year that was the norm before the global outbreak. “Not everyone who would benefit from vaccination has received the vaccine, and that’s why we have been trying to encourage people to get vaccinated or complete the vaccine series,” Tilghman said.
Dr. David “Davey” Smith, chief of infectious diseases and global public health at UC San Diego, said during an interview earlier this month that overall effectiveness has been lower than expected. “The people who end up getting diagnosed who are fully vaccinated tend to have milder illness and are less likely to have complications,” Tilghman said.to the CDC, mpox symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, exhaustion and a rash that may resemble pimples or blisters, in many different locations including the chest, hands, feet, chest and face and groin.
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