Mpox Vaccine Interest Survey Prioritization and Data Flow: Maricopa County, Arizona, July-August 2022

With increasing mpox cases in Maricopa County, Arizona, the county???s health department launched a survey on July 11, 2022, to gather eligibility and contact data and provide clinic information to those interested in JYNNEOS as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) or expanded postexposure prophylaxis (PEP++). Survey data were matched to case and vaccination data. Overall, 343 of the 513 respondents (66.9%) who reported close contact with an mpox case patient received PEP and 1712 of the 3379 respondents (50.7%) who were unsure of their contact status received PEP++. This outreach intervention connected potential close contacts unknown to MCDPH with PEP or PEP++. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(5):504???508. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307224)

Automated summary

In response to the increasing mpox cases in Maricopa County, Arizona, the county's health department conducted a survey to gather relevant information and connect interested individuals with JYNNEOS as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). The survey data was matched with case and vaccination data, revealing that a significant percentage of respondents who reported close contact or were unsure of their contact status received PEP or PEP++. This outreach intervention effectively connected potential close contacts with appropriate preventive measures.