Current Information on the Mpox vaccination in Brandenburg

Current Information on the Mpox (Monkeypox) vaccination in Brandenburg

Vaccination against Mpox / „Affenpocken“

Where people can get vaccinated against Mpox is regulated differently in federal states

https://www.aidshilfe.de/impfung-gegen-mpox-affenpocken

Generally: The Mpox vaccine is part of the vaccination directive. At risk people with statutory insurance are eligible for the vaccine. For example adult men with changing sexual male partners. This means: Doctors can prescribe the Mpox vaccine when indicators are met. For private insurances you need to ask, if it is covered.

Vaccination in practice

The path to a vaccination largely depends on the existence of an Impfvereinbarung (vaccination agreement) between insurances and the local doctor's union in the federal state. It regulates how the vaccine is applied and what costs are covered. In federal states with such an agreement people, with statutory insurance can get the vaccine when they present their insurance card and don't have to pay anything in advance.

In Brandenburg there is such an agreement since May 2025. Every doctor's office can bill the insurance. 

Statutorily ensured people with a valid claim to the vaccine don't have to pay upfront anymore. It is recommended to get two doses with at least 28 days in between.

Addresses and contakt information of local health departments are available with this search tool of the RKI: 
https://tools.rki.de/PLZTool/.

Important information on the Mpox vaccine

The Mpox vaccine uses the same active substance as the pox vaccine. The vaccine provides high protection against both the infection and a dangerous progression of the illness in case of an infection. This is based on the knowledge of October 2024 and should be applicable to the variant "Klade" 1b too.

A vaccine is adviced for people who came into contact with others, that carry the disease, men who have sex with changing male partners or men with HIV.

While the vaccine reduces the risk of an injection and a dangerous progression, it does not eliminate it completely, so other measures to lower the risk are also important. Generally the vaccine is made up of two doses with at least 28 days in between. Two weeks after the first dose, there is already some protection, but the second dose is import for prolonged security. Otherwise it would decline after about two years. If you want to complete the protection after only getting one shot, you should seek advice from medical professionals.

People who have been vaccinated against pox in their childhood usually only need one dose, except for those with weak immune systems.

People who had Mpox in the past do not need a vaccine, as there are immune for multiple years from the current scientific consensus.

Additional Information:

https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/A/Affenpocken/Affenpocken.html