The city's contractor opened the vaccine website prematurely Wednesday and the appointments filled up, then they released more, and those appointments quickly booked up as well.
The pop-up site opened up inside the Central Harlem Sexual Health Clinic on Fifth Avenue and the city also reopened another location at their clinic in Chelsea.The city says they just received a shipment of 6,000 doses, but they're all accounted for.Even though anyone can get monkeypox, right now the vaccine is only available to men who have sex with other men over the age of 18.
That's because it is currently spreading among gay and bisexual social circles, causing mild illness including a painful and itchy rash and sores. "We need people to understand that it is always best to avoid exposure," state Health Commissioenr Dr. Mary Bassett said."The perceived wisdom is that it's from open legions and face to face contact," she said."We may learn that there is asymptomatic spread in this in this outbreak. I think we also need to learn to highlight that this is a community that has learned how to protect itself.
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