More than two years since the initial mpox outbreak, cases are trending up again — and the word still hasn't gotten out to everyone at risk. During Pride Month, public health officials came armed with a serious message: Get vaccinated.'Since mpox is not really in the news right now, they don't necessarily feel a need,' Army Cachero told CBS News.
With the shot, he says, 'I feel a little relieved.'Men who have sex with men and trans women are at highest risk. But there are barriers to getting the most vulnerable protected with the highly effective two-dose vaccine.Cachero says misinformation, lack of health care and lack of trust all play a role in why vaccination rates are lower among people of color.Across the country, public health officials are scrambling to prevent a repeat of the panic and confusion of the summer of 2022.