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Mpox

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Mpox is a virus that is part of the same family of viruses as the variola virus (the virus that causes smallpox).

  • It is rarely fatal.
  • It is not related to chickenpox.
For more information, visit the Florida Department of Health website.
  • Symptoms
  • How it Spreads
  • Prevention 
  • Vaccine Availability
  • Fever
  • Headache
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Chills
  • Muscle aches
  • Backache
  • Exhaustion
  • A rash that can look like pimples or blisters
  • Direct contact with the infectious rash, scabs, or body fluids.
  • Respiratory secretions during prolonged, face-to-face contact, or during intimate physical contact, such as kissing, cuddling, or sex.
  • Touching items (such as clothing or linens) that previously touched the infectious rash or body fluids.
  • Pregnant people can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta.
  • Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like Mpox.
    • Do not touch the rash or scabs of a person with Mpox.
    • Do not kiss, hug, cuddle, or have sex with someone with Mpox.
    • Do not share eating utensils or cups with a person with Mpox.
  • Do not handle or touch the bedding, towels, or clothing of a person with Mpox.
  • Wash hands often with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
  • In Central and West Africa, avoid contact with animals that can spread the Mpox virus, usually rodents and primates. Also, avoid sick or dead animals, as well as bedding or other materials they have been touched.
  • If an individual has Mpox:
    • Isolate at home.
    • If there is an active rash or other symptoms, the person should stay in a separate room or area away from other people or pets in the home.

In Clay County, Mpox vaccines are presently only available to those who are at highest risk for contracting Mpox and/or have been exposed to the virus. 

For more information on Mpox or if you feel you may have been exposed, see your health care provider to begin the evaluation process of determining if you meet vaccination criteria.

If you do not have a primary care provider, please contact the Florida Department of Health in Clay County at 904-529-2800.

 

Information for Providers 

  • Both the Hepatitis A and quadrivalent meningococcal disease vaccinations can be administered simultaneously with the monkeypox vaccine. Information will be disseminated to health care providers about the importance of vaccinating MSM for these three diseases.
  • One product (tecovirimat or TPOXX) is approved by United States Food and Drug Administration and is available to health care providers under a “compassionate use” protocol held by CDC. Contact the Florida Department of Health in Clay County for more information.
  • You or your facility must be registered in FL Shots as a VFA (vaccines for adults) provider for DOH-Clay to transfer vaccine. Being a VFA provider will allow for your facility to have a pin number for transfer and will allow the information to be input into FL Shots for accountability.
    • To enroll, please call 877-888-7468.
    • To request vaccines, please coordinate with your local county health department.
  • Keep in mind that vaccines will be distributed within the community as vaccine becomes available.
  • If you identify a potential case of Mpox, please refer to the reporting guidelines to notify the county health department. The team will then provide next steps on specimen collection and application submission for treatment.
  • Community members that reach out to the county health department wishing to be vaccinated will be referred to their PCP or the provider that is managing their antiretroviral medications for evaluation for potential vaccination.
  • Vaccination supply received must take into consideration that the JYNNEOS vaccine is administered as a two-dose series 4 weeks apart.