UK HSA finds vaccination offers strong protection against monkeypox

23 November 2022

New UK Health Security Agency (HAS) evidence indicates that a single MVA-BN vaccine dose provides around 78% protection against monkeypox 14 days after being vaccinated.

This is the strongest UK evidence yet for the effectiveness of the vaccine, the Agency noted.

As part of the analysis, monkeypox cases in England and vaccination uptake data between July 4 to November 3, 2022 were reviewed to estimate vaccine effectiveness within the eligible gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) cohort, with vaccine coverage among cases compared to the wider eligible population.

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