Mpox Virus Particle Colorized transmission electron micrograph of an mpox virus particle (yellow and red) found within an infected VERO E6 cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: NIAID/CC0 Public Domain A study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...
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One dose of smallpox vaccine found to be moderately effective in preventing mpox infection
September 11, 2024 by British Medical Journal Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain One dose of modified vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) smallpox vaccine is moderately effective in preventing mpox infection and should be made available to communities at risk, finds a study published by The BMJ . With mpox infections rising again across the globe, the researchers...
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Fewer symptoms for mpox infection seen after vaccination
by Elana Gotkine Individuals with mpox infection ≥14 days after receipt of one JYNNEOS vaccine dose have less hospitalization, fever, headache, malaise, myalgia, and chills compared with unvaccinated individuals, according to research published in the Dec. 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Jennifer L. Farrar, M.P.H.,...