Here in L.A., the monkeypox outbreak has grown to 1,349 people. That’s an increase of more than 300 people in less than a week, but that’s actually an improvement.
Similar trends are being noted in countries where the outbreak first began, and in other jurisdictions across the U.S., she said.Dr. Singhal pointed to three reasons why transmission may be beginning to slow: the increased availability of vaccines, men who have sex with men“It does not transmit as easily as COVID, it does require prolonged close contact,” Dr. Singhal said.
Although anyone can contract monkeypox, gay and bisexual men who have had multiple sexual partners are at the highest risk in this outbreak, according to health authorities. L.A. County Public Health data shows that about 98% of the people who have tested positive are male, and 30- to 39-year-olds account for almost half of all cases.
While a large portion of monkeypox cases in the current outbreak are believed to have been contracted during sexual contact, the virus is not a sexually transmitted infection and can be spread through any prolonged contact with the skin, clothing or bedsheets of an infected individual.Health officials recommend avoiding close physical contact — both sexual and non-sexual — with people who have symptoms of an illness, sores, or rashes.
The announcement opens the door to more women getting vaccinated — until recently only women who were close contacts qualified. The Jynneos vaccine is still available to people who met the prior eligibility criteria, including men who have sex with men or a transgender person and who were diagnosed with gonorrhea or early syphilis in the past 12 months, are on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis or had anonymous sex or multiple partners within the past 21 days.
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