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Updated July 29, 2022
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CDC recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to monkeypox and people who may be more likely to get monkeypox.
People more likely to get monkeypox include:
Please see Considerations for Vaccination
For Healthcare Professionals
Please see Vaccine Guidance
Related Pages
Page last reviewed: July 29, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/vaccines.html
Updated July 29, 2022
CDC recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to monkeypox and people who may be more likely to get monkeypox.
People more likely to get monkeypox include:
- People who have been identified by public health officials as a contact of someone with monkeypox
- People who are aware that one of their sexual partners in the past 2 weeks has been diagnosed with monkeypox
- People who had multiple sexual partners in the past 2 weeks in an area with known monkeypox
- People whose jobs may expose them to orthopoxviruses, such as:
- Laboratory workers who perform testing for orthopoxviruses
- Laboratory workers who handle cultures or animals with orthopoxviruses
- Some designated healthcare or public health workers
Please see Considerations for Vaccination
For Healthcare Professionals
Please see Vaccine Guidance
Related Pages
Page last reviewed: July 29, 2022
https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/vaccines.html