It was following surfing the Internet that David, 44, decided to get vaccinated once morest monkeypox. “I saw a lot of pretty shocking images”he confides. “All the vesicles of the infected people, the marks on the skin…” The Bas-Rhinois preferred to take the lead and come to participate in the vaccination campaign of the New Civil Hospital of Strasbourg, which began on Wednesday 13 July, just following the recommendations of the High Authority for Health. At the HUS, 22 people have been tested positive to monkeypox on Tuesday, July 19, ten more in one week. None had to be hospitalized.
In a week, 80 injections have been executed. This first wave of vaccinations is aimed primarily at populations at risk, particularly homosexuals and trans people with multiple partners, or even sex workers. “Fifteen days ago, I didn’t think regarding it at all”admits this patient, who came from Lorraine to be vaccinated. “If you don’t take the steps yourself and don’t consult the newspapers, you don’t hear too much regarding it. While there was still cause for concern, especially for the homosexual community.”
This epidemic must not be overlooked. – David, a patient who came to be vaccinated
With the risk, once once more, thatpart of the population is stigmatized on the basis of this virus, also called “monkeypox”, which causes significant lesions on the skin and mucous membranes. “It reminds us of the beginning of the HIV pandemic”remembers David. “In the early 80s, we didn’t talk regarding it much. We said it was just a certain group of people, that there was nothing else to worry regarding. Eventually, it exploded! I think it’s It’s important to say that we shouldn’t let this go by the wayside.”
A “just in time” vaccination
Vaccination takes place at CeGIDD, the free information, screening and diagnosis center of the NHC in Strasbourg. Time slots are available to make an appointment. And the requests don’t stop. “We have slots to make an appointment until August 8 or 10, and they are almost all already filled”explains David Rey, infectious disease doctor at the NHC and head of CeGIDD. “It’s ultimately a bit like vaccination once morest Covid-19. It’s more or less just-in-time, moreover I don’t know the available supply of the vaccine once morest monkeypox, and I hope that we will manage to answer all requests.”
So doctor David Rey tries to multiply the slots. “In the context of monitoring HIV-positive people, whom we know, we can very well, on the day of the consultation, say ‘if you want to be vaccinated, we can do it right away'”says the infectiologist. “For the oldest already vaccinated once morest smallpox, we do one dose. For the others, we do two doses a month apart. The effectiveness is very good. It is not immediate for someone who does not “You are not vaccinated. But for someone who has already been vaccinated, even a long time ago, you are protected once more with a booster dose following one to two weeks.”
