Monkeypox vaccines are now available in Miami-Dade. Here’s what you need to know
People in Miami-Dade County who have a high risk of contracting monkeypox can now schedule appointments to get the vaccine, Florida health officials announced Thursday.
As of Wednesday, the Florida Department of Health was reporting 139 confirmed and suspected cases throughout the state, including 90 in Broward County, 22 in Miami-Dade and one in Monroe County.
Two doses of the Jynneos Vaccine, taken 28 days apart, are needed to become immunized, the agency said in a news release. DOH is asking vaccine candidates to only make appointments for the first dose as clinic staff will provide them with the second.
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To try to schedule an appointment for the monkeypox vaccine, visit book.appointment-plus.com/d6b7yl3g using Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or a mobile device.
It is unclear how many slots are available or how many have signed up so far.
The Miami Herald tried to test setting up an appointment Thursday night, but was met with a message that said there weren’t slots available at the time. The Department of Health of Miami-Dade told the Herald, “Appointments will reopen for the high risk population as soon as slots become available.”
According to health officials, the high-risk populations who can be vaccinated include:
Laboratory personnel and selected healthcare personnel at high-risk for infection.
People who have had a close contact with someone who has monkeypox.
Immunocompromised men who have sex with other men with HIV.
Other men, who also have sex with other men, and have a recent history of sexually transmissible diseases.
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Monkeypox symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills and rash that can resemble pimples or blisters on the face, inside of the mouth and other parts of the body like hands, feet, chest, genitals and anal area.
Staff writer Devoun Cetoute contributed to this report.
