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. 2022 Oct 28;71(43):1379–1381. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7143e3

TABLE. Characteristics of JYNNEOS vaccine recipients at health clinics,* community vaccination events, and at the Southern Decadence Health Hub§ (N = 6,854) — Louisiana, August 9–September 5, 2022.

Characteristic % of Vaccine administrations by vaccination setting, no. (column %)
Non–Southern Decadence Health Hub, Aug 9–Sep 2
Southern Decadence Health Hub, Sep 1–5
Health clinic Community vaccination event Total
Total (row %)
3,633 (53.0)
2,384 (34.8)
6,017 (87.8)
837 (12.2)
Sex
Male
3,145 (86.6)
2,003 (84.0)
5,148 (85.6)
697 (83.3)
Female
478 (13.2)
352 (14.8)
830 (13.8)
121 (14.5)
Other
6 (0.2)
20 (0.8)
26 (0.4)
18 (2.2)
Unknown
4 (0.1)
9 (0.4)
13 (0.2)
1 (0.1)
Age group, yrs
0–17
15 (0.4)
0 (0.0)
15 (0.2)
3 (0.4)
18–29
631 (17.4)
455 (19.1)
1,086 (18.1)
108 (12.9)
30–49
1,878 (51.7)
1,228 (51.5)
3,106 (51.6)
429 (51.3)
50–64
832 (22.9)
535 (22.4)
1,367 (22.7)
233 (27.8)
≥65
277 (7.6)
166 (7.0)
443 (7.4)
64 (7.7)
Race and ethnicity**
Black or African American, NH
929 (25.6)
516 (21.6)
1,445 (24.0)
116 (13.9)
White, NH
2,051 (56.5)
1,218 (51.1)
3,269 (54.3)
438 (52.3)
Other, NH
327 (9.0)
278 (11.7)
605 (10.1)
84 (10.0)
Hispanic or Latino
245 (6.7)
157 (6.6)
402 (6.7)
86 (10.3)
Unknown
81 (2.2)
215 (9.0)
296 (4.9)
113 (13.5)
State of residence
Louisiana
3,373 (92.8)
2,045 (85.8)
5,418 (90.1)
381 (45.5)
Other
129 (3.6)
214 (9.0)
343 (5.7)
373 (44.6)
Unknown
131 (3.6)
125 (5.2)
256 (4.3)
83 (9.9)
Dose
First
2,979 (82.0)
2,339 (98.1)
5,318 (88.4)
769 (91.9)
Second 654 (18.0) 45 (1.9) 699 (11.6) 68 (8.1)

Abbreviation: NH = non-Hispanic.

* Public or private health clinic offering monkeypox vaccine.

Vaccination event organized by Louisiana Department of Health at locations purposefully selected to improve vaccine equity, such as gay-owned or -frequented venues.

§ A pop-up venue centrally located within three blocks from the main festival area offering monkeypox and COVID-19 vaccines and testing, HIV screening, condoms, safe injection kits, fentanyl test strips, naloxone, and other health resources.

Community vaccination events on September 1–2 included in this category occurred at venues outside the Health Hub.

** Other includes persons who identify as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, or multiracial, and persons who declined to report. Persons reporting Hispanic or Latino ethnicity could be of any race.