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New York City’s NBC News affiliate reports:
New York City will begin offering vaccination against monkeypox to at-risk groups on Thursday, as authorities scramble to contain a global outbreak. Some 28 people have tested positive for the virus in the city since early May, almost all of them men who have sex with men.
The Health Department on Thursday announced the opening of a temporary clinic to administer the two-dose JYNNEOS vaccine to eligible people who may have had recent exposure to monkeypox, the city announced.
The vaccines will be administered at the Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic (303 Ninth Avenue in Manhattan). The clinic will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. moving forward.
From the NYC Health Department:
Anyone can get and spread monkeypox, but most cases in the current outbreak are among gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men.
The Health Department in collaboration with NYC Health + Hospitals are already offering vaccine to people identified as close contacts to someone suspected or confirmed with monkeypox.
The new vaccine clinic expands eligibility to all gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (cisgender or transgender) ages 18 and older who have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last 14 days.
The Health Department has issued guidance for eligible adults considering vaccination so that they can better understand their personal level of risk.
Men who have sex or other intimate contact with men they met through dating apps or social media platforms, or at clubs, raves, sex parties, saunas, or other large gatherings may be at higher risk of having been recently exposed. Appointments are recommended but limited walk-ins will be accepted.
New York City will begin offering vaccination against monkeypox to at-risk groups on Thursday, as authorities scramble to contain a global outbreak. https://t.co/dyd48LPO7S
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) June 23, 2022
With no advanced notice or outreach NYC announced in the middle of the day that they’d vaccinate men who have sex with men against monkeypox. The appt website doesn’t work, but word is spreading online so people are coming to the Chelsea clinic. Maybe 150 here now & a 2 hour wait pic.twitter.com/dwWvs6iyl4
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) June 23, 2022
The decision to begin monkeypox vaccinations in NYC with no advance notice, outreach, communication or tech support was a… curious one. They also seem to have misunderstood the way that a secret vaccine rollout would quickly spread on social media.
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) June 23, 2022
Starting TODAY, we are offering vaccination to eligible New Yorkers who may have been exposed to monkeypox.
➡ More on the announcement: https://t.co/P1XFjaIWfK
➡ More on monkeypox and scheduling a vaccination appointment: https://t.co/hR9Yuw1w2G pic.twitter.com/PhwKjCgYYI— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) June 23, 2022