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I wonder if a 50 year ago smallpox vaccination would do any good at preventing monkeypox.
by tamaharbor 4y ago
I wonder if a 50 year ago smallpox vaccination would do any good at preventing monkeypox.
- formerkrogemp 4y agoThere're some similarities in how the viruses work, so the vaccine does confer some immunity. The US has maintained this stockpile in case of biological warfare. We might as well use it.
- Trouble_007 4y agoFYI See; Monkeypox and Smallpox Vaccine Guidance (CDC) : https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/smallpox-vaccine.html https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/clinicians/smallpox-v... Jynneos Smallpox, Monkeypox Vaccine – PreExposure Vaccination to Orthopoxviruses : https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7122e1.htm https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7122e1.htm Briefing: Biden-Harris Administrations Monkeypox Outbreak Response June-28-2022 : https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/06/28/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administrations-monkeypox-outbreak-response/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases... As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Plans a Vaccination Campaign : https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/health/monkeypox-vaccinations-cdc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/28/health/monkeypox-vaccinat... Monkeypox outbreak in U.S. is bigger than the CDC reports. Testing is 'abysmal' : https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/25/1107416457/monkeypox-outbreak-in-us https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/06/25/1107416... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31890402 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31890402 (4 days ago -- 77 comments)