CDC director greenlights mpox, meningitis vaccines

CDC Director Mandy Cohen, MD, signed off on new committee recommendations for two vaccines: mpox and meningitis.

The agency's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met Oct. 25 and approved the following recommendations with a majority vote:

  • Pfizer's pentavalent meningococcal vaccine is recommended for healthy 16-23 year-olds and those who are at least 10 years old and at high risk for contracting meningitis.

  • Two doses of the Jynneos vaccine to prevent mpox is recommended for LGBTQIA individuals who are over 18 years old and have received a diagnosis of one or more sexually transmitted diseases within the last six months, have more than one sexual partner, or have sex at a commercial venue. 

The committee noted that guidelines for the mpox vaccine are temporary and will be revisited in two or three years.

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