"Clade I infections are potentially more concerning than Clade II because they may cause more severe illness and spread more easily, such as through close personal contact like sex, massage or cuddling."
"Most of the people who were infected had not been vaccinated. The vaccine lowers the chance of getting either strain of mpox, and of suffering from severe illness if infected."
California health officials are urging high-risk residents to get vaccinated against mpox following the detection of a potentially more severe strain, Clade I, in San Francisco. The first case involved an unvaccinated adult who had close contact with an international traveler. Clade I infections may cause more severe illness and spread more easily than Clade II, which has been more common. Vaccination is crucial for those at high risk, particularly individuals with weakened immune systems, to reduce the chance of severe illness.
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