Monkey Pox Vaccine (mpox) - JYNNEOS

Mpox is an infection​ caused by monkeypox virus. Recently, there has been a increase in case numbers of mpox globally including in Australia. Infection mostly happens from direct skin to skin or sexual activity. People at highest risk of mpox in NSW are men who have sex with men. Since January 2023, there has been an outbreak of a more severe strain of mpox in central and eastern Africa.

Symptoms

Symptoms usually begin 3-21 days after exposure. Some people get early symptoms such as fever or chills, headache, muscle aches and back ache, tiredness, swollen lymph nodes. Usual symptoms include rashes, pimple-like lesions or sores, particularly in areas that are hard to see such as the genitals, anus or buttocks, ulcers, lesions or sores in the mouth, rectal pain (pain in and around the anus), which may occur without a rash. People with mpox may be infectious up to 4 days before symptoms start.

People with mpox are infectious until all the lesions (sores) have crusted, scabs have fallen off and a fresh layer of skin has formed underneath, any rectal pain is completely gone. Most people with mpox get better within a few weeks without needing any specific treatment.

How does mpox spread

Mpox in Australia is mainly spreading through sexual activity. Mpox spreads by direct skin to skin contact with rashes, blisters or sores and contact with semen and other body fluids from a person with mpox. Mpox may also spread by touching contaminated objects, such as bedding or clothes, or extended face to face contact with a person with mpox, but this is rare. (Ref: NSW Health - Infections - Mpox)

Monkey Pox Vaccine Eligibility

All sexually active gay and bisexual men, sex workers, sexual partners of the sex workers, people who have been in contact with mpox who have not yet received two doses of JYNNEOS vaccine, healthcare workers at risk of exposure and laboratory personnel working with orthopox viruses.

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