Thursday, July 11, 2024

Factors potentially contributing to the decline of the mpox outbreak in the Netherlands, 2022 and 2023

Research by experts from The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) hypothesize that it is not likely that preventive vaccination was a driver of the outbreak’s decline, as the mpox incidence started to decline before the start of the vaccination program. Rather, the reason appears to have been that infection-induced immunity in high-risk groups was an important factor explaining the decline. To be effective in preventing new cases, future vaccination programs need to be implemented fast after the first cases are observed. The study, published today Read More

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