NYC To Offer 6000 MPX Vax Appts At 10AM Tomorrow

Spectrum News reports:

Eligible New Yorkers will have another opportunity to sign up for monkeypox vaccine appointments on Saturday, health officials said Friday.

The city will post 6,000 appointment slots to its monkeypox vaccine portal at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a press release Friday afternoon.

New Yorkers can also sign up for the appointments by calling 877-VAX-4NYC, the department noted. The department will reserve an additional 3,000 appointment slots for “direct referrals from trusted community partners, health care facilities, and those that operate congregate settings,” according to the release.

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The appointments are for first doses only.

Appointment site here.