TY - JOUR
T1 - A Health Equity Approach for Implementation of JYNNEOS Vaccination at Large, Community-Based LGBTQIA+ Events - Georgia, August 27-September 5, 2022
AU - Atlanta Black Gay Pride Festival Monkeypox Response Team
AU - Millman, Alexander J.
AU - Denson, Damian J.
AU - Allen, Michelle L.
AU - Malone, John A.
AU - Daskalakis, Demetre C.
AU - Durrence, Diane
AU - Rustin, R. Chris
AU - Toomey, Kathleen E.
AU - Dabbs, Tracy
AU - Dobard-Gary, Frederick Iii
AU - Harton, Paige E.
AU - Hoffacker, Leah
AU - Lewis, Huriyyah
AU - Lovett, Sheila
AU - Crowder, Dewayne
AU - Johnson, Brittany
AU - Monroe, Catherine
AU - O'Sullivan, Linda
AU - Valenciano, Sandra
AU - Holland, David P.
AU - O'Neal, Joshua
AU - Arona, Audrey
AU - Freeman, Dorian
AU - Sulka, Alana
PY - 2022/10/28
Y1 - 2022/10/28
N2 - Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionately affected during the 2022 U.S. monkeypox outbreak, with Black or African American (Black) MSM being the most affected demographic group (1). As of September 28, 2022, Georgia had reported 1,784 monkeypox cases; 98% of which occurred in males and 77% among Black persons (2). As of September 13, 2022, 60% of reported cases were among persons with HIV infection, and 50% of persons with monkeypox had a sexually transmitted infection within the past year (3). Because of racial disparities in the incidence of monkeypox cases and a large proportion of cases among MSM in Georgia, early vaccination beginning in July focused on improving equitable access by establishing new and leveraging existing partnerships with community-based organizations that serve affected populations, including persons with HIV infection. Despite these efforts, disparities persisted because of high demand and limited vaccine supply. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) requested CDC support for a vaccine pilot and received an additional allocation of 5,500 doses of JYNNEOS vaccine for administration at events leading up to and throughout a Black gay Pride festival in Atlanta, a multiday event held Labor Day weekend (September 2-5, 2022). The event celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and other (LGBTQIA+) communities of color and hosts more than 125,000 attendees each year. Before the festival (as of August 24), 17,546 persons had been vaccinated in Georgia, of whom 96% were male, 34% aged 25-36 years, 44% Black, and 8% Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) (4).
AB - Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have been disproportionately affected during the 2022 U.S. monkeypox outbreak, with Black or African American (Black) MSM being the most affected demographic group (1). As of September 28, 2022, Georgia had reported 1,784 monkeypox cases; 98% of which occurred in males and 77% among Black persons (2). As of September 13, 2022, 60% of reported cases were among persons with HIV infection, and 50% of persons with monkeypox had a sexually transmitted infection within the past year (3). Because of racial disparities in the incidence of monkeypox cases and a large proportion of cases among MSM in Georgia, early vaccination beginning in July focused on improving equitable access by establishing new and leveraging existing partnerships with community-based organizations that serve affected populations, including persons with HIV infection. Despite these efforts, disparities persisted because of high demand and limited vaccine supply. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) requested CDC support for a vaccine pilot and received an additional allocation of 5,500 doses of JYNNEOS vaccine for administration at events leading up to and throughout a Black gay Pride festival in Atlanta, a multiday event held Labor Day weekend (September 2-5, 2022). The event celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, and other (LGBTQIA+) communities of color and hosts more than 125,000 attendees each year. Before the festival (as of August 24), 17,546 persons had been vaccinated in Georgia, of whom 96% were male, 34% aged 25-36 years, 44% Black, and 8% Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic) (4).
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140857307&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.15585/MMWR.MM7143E4
DO - 10.15585/MMWR.MM7143E4
M3 - Article
C2 - 36301799
AN - SCOPUS:85140857307
SN - 0149-2195
VL - 71
SP - 1382
EP - 1383
JO - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
JF - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
IS - 43
ER -