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Our previous study demonstrated that mice immunized twice with a quadrivalent lipid nanoparticle vaccine comprising four monkeypox virus mRNAs raised neutralizing antibodies and antigen-specific T cells and were protected against a lethal intranasal challenge with vaccinia virus. Here we extended these findings by using live animal imaging to demonstrate that the mRNA vaccine greatly reduced virus replication and spread from an intranasal site of inoculation and prevented detectable replication at intrarectal and cutaneous inoculation sites. Moreover, considerable protection was achieved with a single vaccination and a booster vaccination enhanced protection for at least 4 months. Protection was related to the amount of mRNA inoculated, which correlated with neutralizing antibody levels. 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