Tag: Smallpox vaccine

Medical news outlets reinforce monkeypox narrative: only answer pharmaceuticals and vaccines

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Medical news outlets reinforce monkeypox narrative: only answer pharmaceuticals and vaccines
Medical news outlets rush to reinforce official monkeypox narrative to make sure it appears prevalent, new, scary, and only to be treated with pharmaceuticals and warded off by vaccines. It’s only natural to follow the COVID vaccine skepticism with the “legacy vaccine”, the smallpox vaccine. US and other countries are stockpiling smallpox vaccines. Kristina Fiore for MedPage Today wrote:   Researchers are keeping a close eye on what appears to be a rapidly developing global outbreak of monkeypox virus.… Read the rest

CDC Details Monkeypox Vaccine Recommendations, Includes Boosters

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CDC Details Monkeypox Vaccine Recommendations, Includes Boosters
Routine recommendations for a new orthopoxvirus vaccine gain new relevance by Molly Walker | MedPage Today | May 27, 2022 Laboratory personnel and those responding to outbreaks of orthopoxviruses, including smallpox and monkeypox, should be vaccinated with Jynneos, finalized recommendations from the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) said on Friday. For healthcare personnel who either administer ACAM2000 or care for patients infected with orthopoxviruses, Jynneos is recommended based on shared clinical decision-making, reported Agam Rao, MD, of the CDC, and colleagues, writing in an early edition of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.… Read the rest