Smallpox and Monkeypox vaccine
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Target disease | Smallpox and Monkeypox |
Type | live non-replicating |
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Trade names | Jynneos |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Professional Drug Facts |
Routes of administration | Subcutaneous injection |
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E number | {{#property:P628}} |
ECHA InfoCard | {{#property:P2566}} |
The Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine sold under the trade name Jynneos [1] is a combination of 2 vaccines apporved by the US FDA to prevent Smallpox and Monkeypox. It was approved in 2019 It is a live vaccine but cannot replicate It is in the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), Its approved for those with a high risk of either smallpox or monkeypox infection It does not contain the viruses that cause smallpox or monkeypox. It is made from a vaccinia virus, a virus that is closely related to, but less harmful than either the variola or monkeypox viruses and can protect against both of these diseases. Jynneos contains a modified form of the vaccinia virus called Modified Vaccinia Ankara, which does not cause disease in humans and is non-replicating, meaning it cannot reproduce in human cells. This vaccine provides better protection against monkeypox then older smallpox vaccines
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- ↑ Commissioner, Office of the (24 March 2020). "FDA approves first live, non-replicating vaccine to prevent smallpox and monkeypox". FDA. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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