Variation in Mpox Vaccine Coverage in the United States: Influence of Political Orientation and Public Health Resources

Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Sep 26;11(10):ofae567. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae567. eCollection 2024 Oct.

Abstract

During the 2022-2023 mpox outbreak in the United States, the federal government distributed mpox vaccines to individual states. Significant variation in vaccine coverage was noted across states. State-level factors associated with higher vaccine coverage were Democratic political orientation, higher public health spending, higher proportion of at-risk population, and higher mpox cases.

Keywords: emergency preparedness; emerging infections; sexually transmitted infection; vaccine campaign.