During the first phase, the limited vaccine supply has been targeted at the immediate direct contacts of patients who got sick. This is an attempt to contain the outbreak, Vanderhoff said.
Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022, in San Francisco. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Amid the global shortage for Jynneos, the vaccine used to prevent severe cases of monkeypox, the Ohio Department of Health announced Thursday a three-phase prioritization system.
Monkeypox is an infection caused by a virus. People get a rash on their body that may look like pimples or blisters. They are painful and itchy. Some people also experience flu-like symptoms, such as fever, headaches, muscle aches, sore throats, a cough or exhaustion. The infection usually lasts two to four weeks.
“It’s important to emphasize that monkeypox is not spread like COVID-19 spreads,” he said. “Unlike COVID-19, it doesn’t spread as easily between people. Monkeypox is spreading mostly through close, intimate contact when someone who has monkeypox -- most often through direct contact with the infectious rash, sore scabs, or bodily fluids, or from respiratory secretions during prolonged face-to-face contact.
This week, the state received another shipment of 5,440 doses. Additional allocations are expected to become available to Ohio in coming weeks, he said. “No vaccine is 100%,” he said. “I think it’s important for people in the community to realize that if you get the vaccine, it’s not a monkeypox-free pass. Meaning that, you still have to be fully vaccinated, and that’s two weeks after the second dose to have the maximum protection from monkeypox. We don’t know with certainty if the vaccine is going to prevent people from getting monkeypox.
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