Guidance

Monkeypox vaccination

Recommendations for the use of pre and post exposure vaccination during a monkeypox incident.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
20 May 2022
Last updated
617 June 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Recommendations for the use of pre and post exposure vaccination during a monkeypox incident

Ref: UKHSA gateway number GOV-12443GOV-12551 PDF, 400335 KB, 3633 pages

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Details

This document includes information on:

  • pre-exposure vaccination for occupational exposure
  • post-exposure vaccination
  • vaccine prescribing and administration
  • consent and record forms
  • Imvanex® patient information leaflet
  • monkeypox contact tracing classification and vaccination matrix

Further monkeypox guidance canis bealso found on GOV.UKavailable, including information on case definitions and contact tracing.

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 617 June 2022 + show all updates

  1. Version 9: updated background and added a link to classification of contacts (appendix 6), along with advice for vaccination and follow-up.

  2. Updated appendix 6 to clarify recommendations for PEP after 14 days since last exposure.

  3. Updated guidance, version 7.

  4. Updated guidance, version 6.7.

  5. Added links to additional monkeypox guidance.

  6. First published.