Since monkeypox was first detected in Utah this May, there have been 32 confirmed and probable cases of the virus reported throughout the state.
Nicholas Rupp, a spokesperson for the Salt Lake County Health Department, said that Salt Lake County has received the majority of monkeypox vaccine doses that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has allocated to Utah for two main reasons: the county is seeing a higher incidence of cases, and it tends to serve more of the “men who have sex with men” community than surrounding jurisdictions.
From July 14 through next week, about 900 people will have received one dose of the two-dose monkeypox vaccine from the county health department, Rupp reported. The JYNNEOS vaccine consists of two doses given at least 28 days apart. Individuals are fully vaccinated 14 days after their second injection. While the second dose is needed for full protection from the virus, Rupp said that the first dose does provide robust protection.
Much like the COVID-19 vaccine, the populations eligible for vaccinations will change as vaccine doses become more widely available. As that happens, SLCHD plans to offer outreach clinics throughout the county and through their community partners. All of Salt Lake County’s available vaccine doses have been allocated to future appointments at this time. Rupp said Friday that the health department is not sure when the next shipment of monkeypox vaccines will arrive in the state, or how large that shipment will be.When the Salt Lake County Health Department encountered the state’s first two monkeypox cases in May, officials knew they needed to be proactive about monkeypox messaging.
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