Publication date: 08/17/2022 at 08:08 a.m.
You have received this text message because according to our data you belong to one of the risk groups for monkeypox (monkeypox). That is why you are eligible for preventive vaccination. Hopefully this can prevent infection with monkeypox or make an infection less serious. You decide whether you want to be vaccinated. On this page you will find more information about the vaccine and about the vaccination appointment.
Questions about monkeypox?
For questions about monkeypox you can call the national information number 088 767 4020, available Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
How do you get the vaccination?
You are welcome at the vaccination location Fellenoord 100-180, 5611 ZB Eindhoven.
To schedule an appointment, you can call our customer contact center 088 0031 100.
Vaccination will take place in August and September (1st vaccination), so make your appointment in time.
NB: Do you have complaints that fit the monkeypox virus or COVID-19 before or on the appointment date? Then make a new appointment.
What to bring/show
- The text. It is a personal invitation and cannot be transferred to another person. You cannot be vaccinated without this text message.
- Your proof of identity (passport, driver’s license or ID card) so that we can check your details. We also check whether your data corresponds to our file (of persons who are eligible for the monkeypox vaccination). Do the data not match? Then unfortunately we cannot vaccinate you (yet).
- The completed health declaration.
- The informed consent form.
- Do you have proof of a smallpox vaccination in the past (administered in the Netherlands up to and including 1974)? Take this with you if you have this. Otherwise, check with your family whether you received all vaccinations, including smallpox vaccination, as a child.
Finally, wear clothes that allow you to quickly expose your upper arm.
Important before the appointment
- Have you been through monkeypox? Then you do not need to be vaccinated.
- Have you already received a vaccination with Imvanex? Then the second vaccination can be administered if the first vaccination was given more than 4 weeks ago. If the first vaccination was given less than 4 weeks ago, make a new appointment.
- Have you already received two vaccinations with Imvanex? Then you no longer need vaccinations.
- Are you going to undergo a planned medical procedure under general anaesthetic soon? Then it is important that the monkeypox vaccination (Imvanex) is given at least 2 weeks prior to the procedure.
- Have you been vaccinated against yellow fever (Stamaril) in the past 4 weeks?®), measles or rubella (MMR)? Then it is important that the monkeypox vaccination (Imvanex) is only given at least 4 weeks after the yellow fever or MMR vaccination has been given.
- Do you have an appointment within 4 weeks for a yellow fever or MMR vaccination, for example for a trip? Even then it is important that there is at least 4 weeks between the yellow fever or MMR vaccination and the vaccination with Imvanex.
- Are you under 40 years old and have been vaccinated in the past 4 weeks with one of the following vaccinations against COVID: Moderna® of Pfizer®? Then it is important that the monkeypox vaccine (Imvanex) is only given at least 4 weeks after the vaccination with Pfizer® of Modern® is given.
- Are you younger than 40 and do you have an appointment for a COVID vaccination with Moderna within 4 weeks?® of Pfizer®? Then it is important that the vaccination with Pfizer® of Modern® is given at least 4 weeks after vaccination with the monkeypox vaccine (Imvanex).
- Have you received immunoglobulin or other blood products in the past 3 months? Please contact the national information number monkeypox 088 767 4020.
What will be discussed during the appointment?
Which vaccine?
The vaccine used is the smallpox vaccine, Imvanex (patient information / package insert) Because the smallpox virus resembles the monkeypox virus, it is expected to protect against monkeypox as well. Imvanex has also been registered against monkeypox in the Netherlands since 22 July 2022. We know that the drug is safe and that a good immune response is made. It is still unknown how well people are protected against monkeypox in practice after this vaccination.
Effects
You can get side effects from the vaccination. The most common side effects are: a local reaction (pain, redness, swelling) at the injection site, as well as non-specific complaints such as muscle pain, headache, nausea and fever or increase.
More information?
For more information about monkeypox, the vaccine and a complete overview of side effects, visit www.rivm.nl/monkeypox-apenpokken. For more information about sharing your data, see ‘your data and RIVM’.
Sincerely,
Team Infectious Diseases