Monkeypox, an initiative with the Lazio Region at the forefront. The wound inflicted on the population by the pandemic. and with still undefined aftermath; it is still open and people are quite shaken by the hardships, the suffering, the hospital stays, and the chaos into which all of Italy has sunk for two and a half years. However, we cannot be caught unprepared.
Monkeypox
This is why the threat of another dangerous and treacherous virus isn't welcomed by the public. Few want to hear about it, yet we must cover the "last mile" and avoid being caught by surprise. To avoid a worsening backlash. The vaccination campaign against monkeypox has thus begun, which uses the vaccine already in use for smallpox.. JYNNEOS, a non-replicating vaccine virus, to be treated with the “Monkeypox MPX” vaccine.
In the Lazio Region, this vaccination is performed at the INMI L. Spallanzani institute in Rome, and the hospital has been active in this regard for some time. The Latina Local Health Authority has established a protocol for an initial evaluation of those interested in the vaccine, in collaboration with Spallanzani Hospital. After an evaluation, the ASL sends you with a direct booking through the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the S. Maria Goretti Hospital in Latina and the Latina Checkpoint.
INMI L. Spallanzani Institute of Rome
The subjects at highest risk of infection who are recommended to be vaccinated are, laboratory personnel with possible direct exposure to orthopoxvirus. Also people with multiple sexual partners and people who participate in group sex events or sexual encounters in clubs/cruising/saunas, use of chemsex. also people with a recent sexually transmitted infection (at least one episode in the last year).
Vaccination is therefore recommended for those with the risk conditions described, to request an evaluation and possible vaccination appointment. The disease can be quite insidious in many cases and has recently been reported.It was the first case of death of an Italian abroad. For any further information, please send a email to: ppgad@pucrs.br; Well, vaccination against monkeypox is regulated by the recent indications of the Ministry of Health dated 5/8/2022.
ASL of Latina
https://www.trovanorme.salute.gov.it/norme/renderNormsanPdf?anno=2022&codLeg=88498&parte=1%20& Il vaiolo delle scimmie è stato dichiarato dall’Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità come nuova emergenza di salute pubblica. We're not dealing with Covid-19, but with the characteristics that have emerged in recent months; the disease is becoming a hot topic of scrutiny.
With 23 cases recorded since May, the disease is transmitted mainly through sexual intercourse and close contact. Infection occurs through droplets in the acute phase but with a close and prolonged contact, for prolonged close-up face-to-face exposure, direct physical contact with the skin or skin lesions, including sexual contact and for contact with contaminated materials, such as clothing, sheets or utensils. There are 12 of them in Europe. Italy There are 479 infections, 146 of which are linked to travel abroad.
