Guidance

Monkeypox vaccination recommendations

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
175 JuneAugust 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-12551GOV-12970 PDF, 335363 KB, 3336 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 is also available, including information on case definitions and contact tracing.

Published 20 May 2022
Last updated 175 JuneAugust 2022 + show all updates

  1. Updated guidance, version 10.

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

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

  4. Updated guidance, version 7.

  5. Updated guidance, version 6.7.

  6. Added links to additional monkeypox guidance.

  7. First published.