Characteristics of JYNNEOS Vaccine Recipients Before and During a Large Multiday LGBTQIA+ Festival - Louisiana, August 9-September 5, 2022

MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2022 Oct 28;71(43):1379-1381. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7143e3.

Abstract

Since May 2022, 27,558 monkeypox cases have been identified in the United States (1). Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represent the most affected demographic group in the current multinational outbreak (2). As of October 18, 2022, Louisiana had reported 273 monkeypox cases with 187 (68.5%) among residents of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Southeast Region, which includes the city of New Orleans (3).

MeSH terms

  • Holidays
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Humans
  • Louisiana / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Mpox (monkeypox)*
  • Sexual and Gender Minorities*
  • United States
  • Vaccines*

Substances

  • Vaccines