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Monkeypox – Yes, there is a vaccine!

Despite persistent rumors, there really is a monkeypox virus. People even can be vaccinated after exposure to monkeypox virus to help prevent monkeypox disease (i.e., post-exposure prophylaxis).

If your doctor tells you there is no treatment, please download the information on how to access the vaccine and give it to your doctor, or share the link with your doctor.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the JYNNEOS vaccine to allow healthcare providers to use the vaccine by intradermal injection for individuals 18 years of age and older who are determined to be at high risk for monkeypox infection.

JYNNEOS, the Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine, was approved in 2019 for prevention of smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk for smallpox or monkeypox infection. JYNNEOS is administered beneath the skin (subcutaneously) as two doses, four weeks (28 days) apart.

Two vaccines may be used for the prevention of monkeypox disease:

The JYNNEOS vaccine is approved for the prevention of monkeypox and smallpox disease.

The ACAM2000 vaccine is approved for immunization against smallpox disease and made available for use against monkeypox under an Expanded Access Investigational New Drug (EA-IND) protocol.

For details from the CDC, click here. This is the page you want to give a doctor who does not know about the vaccine.

For details from the FDA, click here.

Diane Rehm: On My Mind podcast on monkeypox.

Consider This podcast on monkeypox.

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“Don’t eat shit, and get off your ass.”

Purpose of image is to show a pair of comfortable shoes

That was Geraldine’s advice for staying healthy. It worked! She lived 82 amazing years!

That said, it’s a lot easier to get off your ass when your feet don’t hurt.

Normally, I run around barefoot, but sometimes you just gotta wear shoes. I have tried many, many shoes over the years. Generally, they are so disappointing I just go for something cute, wear my zori to the event, put on the shoes to the door, kick them off, and run around barefoot.

But, sometimes you just gotta wear shoes.

The problem is, my feet are short and wide. Really an EE. These fit true to size, and have plenty of room in the toe box. So my 8.5 EE are wide enough across the base of my toes, but to not stick out in front and trip me.

The soles have good traction, and while squishy (about like those strain-relief floor mats), are not unstable.

I also really like how they do not have that hard arch thing at the top of the heel like shoes do these days. Most shoes bruise my Achilles tendon and rub the skin off with that, so I cannot wear them. These are just the right hight at the top of the heel, and are soft, so no irritation or bruising.

Also, I have high insteps, so I cannot get into most shoes the cover the instep. Even many of the Mary Jane shoes (which I love) do not fit as the straps are too short. This adjustable strap has plenty of length for me, but is well designed so there is no excess flapping around, either.

I have tried getting shoes for diabetics because they are wider than most, but they used to start around $200. Unless you can get a prescription approved, out of reach. So the search continued. A couple of weeks ago, nursing shoes popped up in a search. I bought a pair to try. These are THE most comfortable shoes I have ever found!

If you have short, wide feet, you may want to give these a try. At under $40, they are a bargain.