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Monkeypox Vaccination and Therapeutics
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Monkeypox Vaccination and Therapeutics

A special issue of Vaccines (ISSN 2076-393X). This special issue belongs to the section "Vaccines against Infectious Diseases".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2023) | Viewed by 1432

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Mana Rao

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Guest Editor
1. Essen Medical Associates, The Bronx, New York, NY 10453, USA
2. ArchCare, New York, NY 10016, USA
Interests: COVID-19; influenza; respiratory viral infections; viral diseases
Dr. Amesh Adalja

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Guest Editor
School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Interests: biosecurity; emerging infectious diseases; health security

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Monkeypox wreaked global havoc amid the Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. While avoiding contact with infectious sources remains paramount for infection prevention, vaccines directed against the Monkeypox virus have been added as a tool in our armament of defences against Monkeypox. The aims of vaccination include pre-exposure prophylaxis for at-risk individuals. Novel strategies being applied include post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and expanded post-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PEP ++, with the hope to curb disease transmission and decrease morbidity. 

The aim of this Special Issue is to feature articles that focus on the 2022 Monkeypox public health emergency, including, but not limited to, vaccination, pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure prophylaxis, expanded post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP ++) and use of antiviral agents. Original articles, reviews, short communications, and commentaries are welcome. 

Dr. Mana Rao
Dr. Amesh Adalja
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • monkeypox
  • monkeypox vaccination
  • antivirals

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Safety of Monkeypox Vaccine Using Active Surveillance, Two-Center Observational Study in Italy
by Marco Montalti, Zeno Di Valerio, Raffaella Angelini, Elena Bovolenta, Federica Castellazzi, Marta Cleva, Paolo Pandolfi, Chiara Reali, Davide Resi, Renato Todeschini and Davide Gori
Vaccines 2023, 11(7), 1163; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11071163 - 27 Jun 2023
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In August 2022, Italy launched a vaccination campaign to combat the spread of the monkeypox virus, which the WHO has designated as a public health emergency. Priority targets for the campaign included laboratory personnel and men who have sex with men with specific [...] Read more.
In August 2022, Italy launched a vaccination campaign to combat the spread of the monkeypox virus, which the WHO has designated as a public health emergency. Priority targets for the campaign included laboratory personnel and men who have sex with men with specific risk criteria. Primary immunization involved two doses of the Imvanex/Jynneos vaccine, followed by a single booster dose. We conducted a study in two Italian towns, Bologna and Forlì, in October and November 2022 to investigate adverse events following immunization (AEFIs) of the monkeypox vaccine through participant-based active surveillance. Participants who received the vaccine and were aged 18 and over were invited to complete an e-questionnaire by scanning a QR code during their second vaccine appointment or by email one month after the booster dose. A descriptive analysis of AEFI incidences was conducted, with the results stratified by type and severity of symptoms. A total of 135 first-dose, 50 second-dose, and 6 single-dose recipients were included, with a mean age of 36.4 ± 8.7 years. Systemic reactions after the first and second doses were reported by 39.3% and 26.0% of participants, respectively, with asthenia being the most common symptom. Local site reactions were reported by 97.0% and 100.0% of participants, respectively, with redness, swelling, and itching being the most common local AEFIs. Grade 3 or 4 AEFIs were reported for local AEFIs only by 16.8% and 14.0% of participants after the first and second doses, respectively. Our findings suggest that the monkeypox vaccine has a high tolerability profile in terms of short-term common systemic AEFIs. However, the high incidence and severity of local AEFIs highlight the need to monitor their persistence following intradermal administration of the vaccine. Full article
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