Posted on 08/18/2022 12:59:23 PM PDT by Red Badger
The CDC said Monkeypox is closely related to the virus that causes smallpox, and smallpox vaccines can provide some protection against Monkeypox.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With monkeypox cases climbing across the U.S. and in the Carolinas, many people who were vaccinated for smallpox have been asking if that vaccine will protect them from monkeypox.
WCNC Charlotte's VERIFY team got this question from viewer Lynda O.:
"Does the smallpox vaccine given to children prior to 1972 confer immunity to Monkeypox?"
OUR SOURCES:
South Carolina State Epidemiologist Dr. Lynda Bell
The CDC
The CDC said monkeypox is closely related to the virus that causes smallpox, and smallpox vaccines can provide some protection against monkeypox.
Right now, the two smallpox vaccines on the market are also being used to protect against monkeypox and given to people who are considered high risk. The CDC said past data shows the smallpox vaccine is 85% effective in preventing monkeypox.
But what happens if you got the smallpox vaccine decades ago? The CDC said routine smallpox vaccinations stopped in 1972 after the disease was eradicated in the U.S., which means smallpox vaccines are no longer routinely given to the general public.
Bell said although smallpox vaccines do help against monkeypox, scientists are still looking into how long that protection would last and whether people who got the vaccine before 1972 are still protected.
"We don't fully understand whether or not individuals will receive full protection from previous vaccination, especially from decades-passed smallpox vaccination," Bell said.
However, the CDC does note that in a 2003 monkeypox outbreak, some people who received the smallpox vaccine decades before, were infected.
Bell said researchers will continue studying this to see how long the vaccine can provide protection.
"We do believe that previous smallpox vaccination may provide some immunity that hasn't been studied widely," Bell said.
The CDC states if a person was exposed to monkeypox and has not received a smallpox vaccine within the last three years, they should consider getting vaccinated.
Contact Meghan Bragg at mbragg@wcnc.com and follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
“what kind of people are asking that question right now.”
Old homos.
I was born in 65 and they vaxxed for until 72 so that’s pretty close but I’m not worried about it because I’m notafag.
I’m certainly no Doctor, but I thought immunity waned over time with the smallpox vax...
Well, then for those of us who avoid the activities which spread monkey pox, we shouldn’t lose any sleep over this.
Short answer: yes
Long answer: regulatory bodies require antibody titers (levels) as proof of immunity. Antibodies decline after vaccination (veterinarians boost for rabies every three years because of this). But antibodies from vaxx are not how vaccines work. They work by creating long-lived memory T cells which when te-exposed cause NEW antibodies to be produced. As to smallpox: in the 1900 London epidemic, persons over 50 years old who were vaccinated as children had 3% mortality, those never vaccinated had 30% mortality.
So, vaccinia (smallpox vaccine) confers very long lasting protection of life across all orthopoxviruses (including monkeypox) but does not prevent mild illness - and if you put monkeypox virus where the sun don’t shine, that mild illness may not be so mild.
Right. If your not a rump ranger then relax and enjoy the old smallpox vax possible immunity, maybe. There’s so much other 💩 to worry about this seems to me to be a no brainer.
Not worried about monkeypox because I don’t engage in behaviors that put me at risk.
Got my smallpox vaccine in 2011 before deploying to Afghanistan. Will not get another, especially not an experimental “vaccine”. I’ll starve this time if I have to.
Both monkeypox vaccines are FDA approved for general use, neither tone is considered experimental.
For the sake of discussion, let’s assume the smallpox vax offers 100% protection. Inconsequential.
The vast majority of homosexual men engaging in this level of promiscuous behavior (I use that word with a chuckle. Having 25 men screw you in the butt over the last week passed promiscuous a long time back) and passing this disease are not mid 50s plus in age. Thus who gives a sh1t about the smallpox vaccine in this situation? The question is essentially irrelevant.
It’s just more dancing around the facts to avoid admitting what is going on. These people are not victims. Not now that they have been told what they do is the cause of the spread. They have given up the right to claim victimhood.
there’s a real simple and easy way to avoid the homopox.....don’t be homo.
I had smallpox, not monkeypox LOL
vaxxed for pox
Sound like a good trade name. PoxxVax. Double X for two poxes.
Thats the reality behind the release, isnt it? A test before...wouldnt surprise me. One never knows when one of those free ranging vials might happen to appear in your freezer and accidentally fall out.
Any male who likes pillow shams will definitely get the Curious George Sores, no matter what vaccine they’ve had.
Thanks for the info!...................😍😉
Who cares? I’m straight or to use another term...normal
Got my small pox vax from the Army.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.