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.
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