Monkeypox vaccine eligibility expanded
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is expanding eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine.
Starting Wednesday, the vaccine will be available for people who meet any of the following criteria:
Anyone who had close contact in the past two weeks with someone who has been diagnosed with monkeypox; or
Gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men, or transgender individuals, who are sexually active; or
People who have had sexual contact with gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men, or transgender individuals in the past 90 days; or
People living with HIV, or taking medication to prevent HIV (PrEP), or who were diagnosed with syphilis in the past 90 days.
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