Monkeypox Clinical and Policy Update
This is the fourth in a series of clinical and policy updates on the monkeypox virus. We also have a page dedicated to monkeypox updates on our website. Check back for relevant webinars and resources. The CDC Monkeypox website is also a good resource for updated information related to monkeypox.

Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact, including:
  • Direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs or body fluids from a person with monkeypox
  • Touching objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding or towels) and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox
  • Contact with respiratory secretions
Monkeypox Updates

The CDC webpage on the JYNNEOS vaccine has dosing and administration information, including a video tutorial on intradermal administration of JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine. Click here for downloadable information in English and Spanish.

An announcement by the White House Monkeypox Response Team on Aug. 18 outlined an accelerated Phase 4 of the national vaccine strategy allowing for additional doses of vaccine to be available, including additional doses to support vaccination efforts at large LGBTQ+ events. Click here for the full announcement.

On Aug. 19, The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced adoption of the same strategy for vaccine dosing as the FDA. Using a smaller, intradermal dose of Imvanex (in the EU) produced similar antibody levels as a full dose and will increase the available vaccine supply. Click here to lean more.

The CDC has confirmed monkeypox in all 50 States, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. Wyoming confirmed its first case on Aug. 22. Click here to learn more.

On Aug. 17, the WHO announced global monkeypox cases rose by 20% in the previous week and underscored the importance for all countries to design and deliver services and information tailored to communities most affected. Click here to learn more.

The Aug. 19 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) “High-Contact Object and Surface Contamination in a Household of Persons with Monkeypox Virus Infection — Utah, June 2022” describes evidence of monkeypox virus found on household surfaces. Click here for home disinfection recommendations.
Webinars

ANAC hosted the second in a series of monkeypox-focused webinars, “Clinical Conversations: a panel discussion of monkeypox,” Thursday, Aug. 25 at 1p.m. ET. Visit our website to view it on demand.

The National Academy of Medicine hosted a webinar “Monkeypox: The State of the Science” Aug. 18. Register here to watch the webinar on demand.

The International Antiviral Society (IAS) is hosting a two-part monkeypox webinar series on Tuesday, Aug. 30 and Thursday, Sept. 1.
ANAC believes in leading with science and evidence. Health misinformation is a threat to public health and should be addressed with patients and clients, should questions occur. Monkeypox virus was not created in a lab. Monkeypox is a zoonotic disease (spread between animals and people). Like smallpox, it belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.  Click here for more information.