Effects of Rurality on Distance and Time Traveled to Receive Vaccination Against Mpox-New Mexico and Idaho 2022-2023

Rural residents in Idaho and New Mexico traveled significantly farther and longer to receive vaccination against mpox than urban residents. We compared mpox vaccination access between urban and rural residents who received >= 1 JYNNEOS dose using immunization data in Idaho and New Mexico. Rural residents traveled 5 times farther and 3 times longer than urban residents to receive mpox vaccination. Increasing mpox vaccine availability to health care facilities might increase uptake.