New study shows effectiveness of mpox vaccine
The research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, was delivered by the SHARE-net collaborative and looked at 38 mpox infections in 37 gay and bisexual men. Eight of the 38 were reinfections, and 30 infections occurred after a complete vaccination course. In the people who had been vaccinated, the results showed that the patients had fewer lesions (abnormal tissue such as a wound or rash), less mucosal disease (diseases of the mucous membranes of the mouth and genitals), and a minimal need for pain medication or hospitalisation. … [read more]
