Monkeypox Vaccination Strategy and Missed Opportunities in STI and HIV Prevention: An Urban Sexual Health Clinic's Experience During a Public Health Emergency
Jessica Stewart, Mary Bartkus, Heather Sperring, Glorimar Ruiz-Mercado, Samantha Johnson, Cassandra Pierre
Abstract
Among individuals presenting for monkeypox vaccination, transition from an opt-out protocol for sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV risk assessment and testing to an opt-in protocol was associated with a substantial increase in missed opportunities for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and STI testing at an ambulatory sexual health clinic.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMonkeypoxVaccinationHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Public healthAmbulatoryFamily medicineReproductive healthProtocol (science)PediatricsVirologyEnvironmental healthAlternative medicineNursingPopulationSurgeryBiochemistryGenePathologyRecombinant DNAVacciniaChemistryPoxvirus research and outbreaksViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchImmunotherapy and Immune Responses