A small pre-print paper suggests that vaccine-induced immunity against mpox infection may wane over time.
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A small pre-print paper suggests that vaccine-induced immunity against mpox infection may wane over time.
Mandatory Credit: Pascal Guyot/AFP/Getty Images via CNN Newsource

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CDC says mpox vaccine boosters aren’t needed in the US as questions emerge around waning immunity

As a deadly mpox outbreak continues to spread in Africa and other parts of the world, questions are emerging about whether some vulnerable people in the United States may need booster doses of the mpox vaccine.