Characteristics of JYNNEOS Vaccine Recipients Before and During a Large Multiday LGBTQIA+ Festival — Louisiana, August 9–September 5, 2022
2022; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 71; Issue: 43 Linguagem: Inglês
10.15585/mmwr.mm7143e3
ISSN1545-861X
AutoresRieza H. Soelaeman, Lee Mendoza, Robert McDonald, Julie Hand, Theresa Sokol, John T. Brooks, Preetam Cholli, Maribeth Eckert, Braiden Eilers, Jennie Johnston Gayden, Craig Hayes, Irma Kocer, Sarah M. Labuda, Anna C. Llewellyn, Scott Santibañez, Colleen N. Scott, Megan Swanson, Arun Adhikari, Arundhati Bakshi, Samuel Burgess, Javone Davis, Jimmy Gale, Jenna Iberg Johnson, Suryatapa Kar, Kevin Litten, Katherine Murphy, Alyson Neel, Emma Ortega, Gillian Richardson, Sean Simonson, Yanling Zhao,
Tópico(s)Plant Virus Research Studies
Resumomonkeypox cases have been identified in the United States (1).Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) represent the most affected demographic group in the current multinational outbreak (2).As of October 18, 2022, Louisiana had reported 273 monkeypox cases with 187 (68.5%) among residents of the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Southeast Region, which includes the city of New Orleans (3).Southern Decadence is an annual multiday festival in New Orleans catering to persons who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and others (LGBTQIA+) that draws 150,000-300,000 participants annually.To prepare for the 2022 festival (September 1-5), LDH requested CDC collaboration for preparedness planning, including statewide pre-event administration of JYNNEOS vaccine to prevent monkeypox.CDC helped acquire 1,500 vials (≤6,000 intradermal doses) of JYNNEOS vaccine through a federal monkeypox large event vaccine pilot in addition to the state's Phase 3 allocation of 4,400 doses.*Concurrently, LDH staff members used multiple strategies to reach out to the LGBTQIA+ community to provide education and increase vaccination coverage among eligible persons, based on local vaccination eligibility criteria (3).Vaccination was available free of charge through public and private health clinics (clinics) beginning in July 2022.† As part of the state's prevention strategy to increase vaccination among eligible Louisiana residents in advance of Southern Decadence, LDH hosted a series of community vaccination events, including large volume events in central locations and smaller, more focused events.The smaller events, organized in collaboration with community partners, were aimed at removing barriers (e.g., stigma and mistrust) and reducing disparities by reaching populations at highest risk, especially
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