Monkeypox: Vaccinations for health care workers, those at risk offered - USA TODAY

Cases of monkeypox are increasing across the U.S., and as health officials maintain the threat to the general population is low, efforts to vaccinate those at risk have begun.

Since May 2022, there have been more than 4,100 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported – and one death – in 47 countries across Europe and South America, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Most people recover from monkeypox within weeks, but the disease is fatal for up to 1 in 10 people, the WHO says.

Those at highest risk for monkeypox in this outbreak are gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men, health officials say.

The Jynneos vaccine, approved in 2019 by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of smallpox and monkeypox in people ages 18 and older, requires two doses, four weeks apart.