![]() ![]() The survey tool was adopted from our previously published research on COVID-19 with modifications related to the new Monkeypox outbreak, ,, , ]. With the recent re-emergence of the Monkeypox disease global outbreaks, we aimed to assess and compare the Saudi public's perceptions about the disease, worries, and vaccine acceptance for Monkeypox disease during the first month of the WHO announcement of the 2022 Monkeypox outbreak, compared to the recent pandemic that stroke the human, namely (COVID-19) during the first month of WHO announcement of the 2022 Monkeypox epidemic.Ī structured questionnaire comprising 21 items was used. Currently, there are two potential vaccines that could be used in the case of MOXV infection: ACAM2000 orthopoxvirus and JYNNEOS vaccines. Coinciding with the surge of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the World Health Organization reported the occurrence of 92 laboratory-confirmed Monkeypox cases from the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and the USA, mainly among homosexual males. Recently, Monkeypox disease has increased among travelers to Western and Central African countries, resulting in secondary transmissions from person-to-person. The Monkeypox virus is an enveloped DNA virus, that is a member of the genus Orthopoxvirus, which includes the Smallpox virus (variola major) that was eradicated globally in 1980 by mass vaccination, and this may have resulted in the increased numbers of Monkeypox virus (MOXV) cases due to the loss of the partial protective activity of the Smallpox vaccine, due to halt of mandatory vaccination. It has previously been demonstrated that the level of worry and concern about the evolving COVID-19 has been exemplified by the different variants, such as the Delta and Omicron therefore, the co-emergence of a new virus potentially might complicate the anxiety and worry levels across the different sectors of the public. ![]() The emergence of the Monkeypox disease in May 2022 across the globe has caused significant worry among the public, especially with the still ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. ![]()
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