The Alabama Department of Public Health reports 69 cases of monkeypox in the state and is making a two-dose vaccination series available to people at higher risk. alnews monkeypox adph alabamanewsnetwork
ADPH says it investigates each case to provide education regarding isolation and potential treatment, as well as identify contacts who might benefit from vaccine. Not all cases of monkeypox require treatment, but cases need to isolate and follow infection control to reduce transmission of the virus to other people.
Selected county health departments in Alabama have Jynneos vaccine in stock, but all local county health departments can provide information about appointments and administer vaccine if people cannot travel to selected counties. Intradermal vaccine is injected between layers of the skin instead of in the triceps. Persons who have received Jynneos vaccine in the triceps can receive their second dose using the intradermal technique.· They have been notified or are aware of close, intimate or sexual contact with someone diagnosed with monkeypox or
· They are deemed at higher risk for monkeypox infections by the managing clinician or other factors.
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