How effective is the mpox vaccine?

Leading public health expert, Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, provides the latest on mpox (formerly known as monkeypox), including who should get vaccinated, common symptoms, testing and treatment options, and more, in this FAQ series. Watch and share.
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Dr. Daskalakis is the Acting Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, deployed from his position as the Director of the Division of HIV Prevention in the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at CDC. He is an infectious disease specialist with a focus on LGBTQAI communities.
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TRANSCRIPT:
Vaccination with two doses of mpox vaccine means a pretty great level of protection. No vaccine is perfect. So, there's always a risk of mpox, but it's also important to remember that people who are vaccinated tend to have fewer symptoms and get hospitalized less.
If you're in between first and second doses, you're gonna still wanna try your best to sort of limit some of the activity until you have that full protection. And, that protection comes about two weeks after the second dose.