Vaccines
CDC recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to mpox and people who are at higher risk of being exposed to mpox, including:
- People who have been identified by public health officials as a contact of someone with mpox
- People who may have been exposed to mpox, such as:
- People who are aware that one of their sexual partners in the past 2 weeks has been diagnosed with mpox
- People who had multiple sexual partners in the past 2 weeks in an area with known mpox
- 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