CDC sends monkeypox vaccine to exposed people

CDC sends monkeypox vaccine to exposed people

CDC sends monkeypox vaccine to exposed people

According to the CDC, monkeypox cases are extremely rare and do not occur spontaneously in the United States. The case was first reported in the United States last year. 05.06.2022, Sputnik International

2022-06-05T03: 51 + 0000

2022-06-05T03: 51 + 0000

2022-06-05T03: 51 + 0000

Monkeypox

CDC

World Health Organization (who)

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at least 21 people in 11 states have been identified as monkeypox in the United States. Officials on Friday said the virus is expected to continue to spread, and news of the spread may seem ominous to those who have just begun to return to “normal life” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To stop the epidemic of monkeypox, health authorities have provided approximately 1,200 vaccinations and 100 treatment courses to eight states, said Dr. Raj Panjabi, Senior Director of Global Health Security and Biodefense at White House. I am. Monkeypox has spread the virus to at least 31 countries outside Africa worldwide, and so far at least 207 have been diagnosed in the United Kingdom. Monkeypox is an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus and belongs to the same genus that causes smallpox. The virus was discovered in 1958 and the first human case was recorded in 1970. Symptoms of monkeypox begin with fever, headache, myalgia, back pain, lymphadenopathy, chills, and exhaustion. A rash appears a few days after the fever first appears. Monkeypox can last 2-4 weeks and has a case fatality rate of 3% -6% in developed countries. The virus is more severe in children. Everyone can get monkeypox, but health officials say Dr. Jake Dunning, an infectious disease researcher at Oxford University who is treating the case in London, with the majority of people initially diagnosed with the virus. “It may be unfortunate that (monkeypox) first invaded this particular community,” he said. “It’s how they are a community and how it spreads by having sex with each other,” he said. A few weeks after the symptoms subsided. They also call on infected patients to limit their interaction with pets and other animals. The virus is endemic on the African continent, and Nigeria has recorded at least 44 cases so far this year due to little or no access to the vaccine. According to officials, the United States has been vaccinated 1,000 times to target monkeypox, and Copenhagen-based biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic has released a vaccine named Jynneos that is safer and more effective than previous vaccines. Is manufactured. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a stockpile of 2.4 million smallpox vaccines, with an additional 31 million vaccines in the other five countries. WHO states that the vaccine is only used in high exposure cases, but is currently reviewing its guidance and considering a new Jynneos vaccine for pre-certification.

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