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From the New York City Department of Health:
New York City has announced that it will begin making second doses of the monkeypox vaccine available by appointment only.
People who received their first dose at least 10 weeks earlier will be notified by email or text that they are eligible for their second doses so that they can make appointments online or by phone. Second doses will only be available at least 10 weeks after the first dose and not earlier.
The City will also begin welcoming walk-ins for first doses at City-run sites, though making an appointment in advance is still recommended, and there will be 8,000 public appointments available for reservation on Friday, September 2 at 4 p.m.
The city’s Vaxfinder will indicate which sites offer walk-ins. In addition, to reach more New Yorkers who may be at-risk, the city will expand eligibility to people engaged in sex work.
“While our strategies have been constrained by scarcity, our goals have always been expansive, and that is to get vaccine to New Yorkers who need it, including second doses,” said Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan.
“Now that we’ve gotten first doses to more than 70,000 New Yorkers, people can get their eagerly awaited second shots by appointment — and we’re making vaccination even more convenient by welcoming walk-ins for first doses.”
On July 15, the city announced a first dose strategy to offer protection to as many New Yorkers as possible and to help stop the spread given the extremely constrained vaccine supply. A 28-day interval between doses is indicated in the FDA prescribing label.
There is no concern about the immune response to the vaccine by waiting 10 weeks. Second doses will be provided at 10 weeks to ensure adequate supply and capacity for administration of vaccines to all eligible New Yorkers who need their first and second doses.
UPDATE: We will begin offering second-dose appointments for the monkeypox vaccine on Friday, September 2 at 4 p.m. More first dose appointments will also be going live at this time. We are expanding vaccine eligibility to sex workers. More info: https://t.co/Io597DgT0G
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) September 1, 2022
People who received their first dose 10 weeks earlier will be notified by email that they are eligible for their second doses so that they can make appointments online or by phone. Second doses will only be available 10 weeks after the first dose and not earlier.
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) September 1, 2022
We will begin accepting walk-ins for first doses at City-run sites starting Friday, September 2, though appointments are still recommended. Sign up here: https://t.co/8Msasit341 or call 877-VAX-4NYC.
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) September 1, 2022