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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2023

Mpox vaccination for men who have sex with men and their differential risk of exposure and infection.

Ngai Sze Wong, Bonnie Chun-Kwan Wong, Man-Po Lee, Owen Tak-Yin Tsang, Danny King Fai Cheung, Alfred Yao-Wai Sit, Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong, Shui-Shan Lee

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Article in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ngai Sze WongStanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Bonnie Chun-Kwan WongSpecial Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, China.
Man-Po LeeDepartment of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Owen Tak-Yin TsangDepartment of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
Danny King Fai CheungSpecial Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, China.
Alfred Yao-Wai SitSpecial Preventive Programme, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, China.
Samuel Yeung-Shan WongThe JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Shui-Shan LeeStanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1448-765X
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKDepartment of Health · CNPrincess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAQueen Elizabeth Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Following the post-COVID-19 reopening of the society with enhanced traveling between countries, people at risk of mpox infection, notably men who have sex with men (MSM) and people living with HIV, are facing increasing threat of virus exposure. Mpox vaccination is an important public health strategy which is provided free in Hong Kong to people at higher risk of infection. Between October 2022 and January 2023, 326 and 184 MSM vaccinees from vaccination sites and HIV specialist clinics in Hong Kong, respectively, were recruited for assessing their infection risks. Apart from the urge to protect one's significant others (68%), 45% were worried about the stigmatizing mpox symptoms if infected. Compared with MSM vaccinees at vaccination site, a lower proportion of MSM vaccinees in HIV care were sexually active in the past 6 months (88% vs 97%), but a higher proportion had recent sexually transmitted infection diagnoses (19% vs 10%) and perceived considerable exposure risk in the following 6 months (40% vs 22%). There were no differences in the perceived effectiveness of mpox vaccination. If optimal supplies of mpox vaccines can be secured, a low threshold approach at vaccination site could enable MSM with different levels of behavioral risks to become protected.

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COVID-19HIV InfectionsMpox, MonkeypoxSexual and Gender MinoritiesSmallpox VaccineHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleVaccinationSmallpox VaccineHIVmonkeypoxmpoxMSMvaccination

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PMID37649367
PMCPMC10472867
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