While monkeypox vaccines are targeted to the state’s largest cities, where case numbers are highest, other communities are struggling to respond. Luna Lockhart, pictured, drove three-and-a-half hours from Fresno to San Francisco for the vaccine.
— a nearly threefold increase in the past two-and-a-half weeks. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a San Francisco Democrat and chair of the Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox, compared getting a vaccine appointment to “The Hunger Games,” with lines stretching around the block.Tracy City Councilmember Dan Tavares Arriola
Hewitt, 23, has been trying to get a vaccine for weeks. He’s queer, which puts him in a higher-risk category, but he also works at a gym and is afraid he’ll get infected from touching contaminated equipment. Monkeypox is not a sexually transmitted disease and“It’s something that needs to be available for everyone,” Hewitt said.“Everyone should have a choice just like they did with the COVID vaccine to protect themselves.
Zelynn Tirona prepares monkeypox vaccines for administration at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on Aug. 12, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters Tracy City Councilmember Arriola said most people in his city work in the Bay Area, where the infection is prevalent, but San Joaquin County initially received only 10 vaccines.
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