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New York City made another batch of monkeypox vaccine available on Tuesday, but the website for bookings crashed within minutes due to very high demand, health officials said.
About 267 New Yorkers have already tested positive for monkeypox (a virus with mild symptoms similar to smallpox).
Since June 23, nearly 7,000 Jynneos vaccines have been available in New York City. An additional 14,500 vaccines will arrive later this week.
The New York City Department of Health tweeted Tuesday afternoon, “I’ll advise New Yorkers if I can make more reservations.”
“We apologize for any inconvenience. We are working to build a stable booking infrastructure to make more bookings as vaccine supply increases in the coming weeks.”
on tuesday, Washington DC Health Residents have announced that they can pre-register the monkeypox vaccine online.
According to the agency, pre-registered individuals will receive an invitation email to make a reservation as soon as it becomes available. On Thursday, July 14, 3,000 reservations will be available for eligible residents of the district.
In addition to being 18 years of age or older and residing in Washington, DC, eligible vaccine candidates must meet one of the following explanations:
- Gay, bisexual, and other men over the age of 18 who have had sex with men in the last 14 days and have multiple sexual partners or anonymous sexual partners
- Transgender women having sex with men or non-binary people assigned to men at birth
- Sex worker
- Staff at bathhouses, saunas, sex clubs and other facilities where sexual activity takes place
Vaccine reservations are free and are based on availability. Residents who do not meet the requirements are advised to pre-register. If your eligibility is expanded, those who have already registered will be notified of the first available appointments.
In Chicago, the virus was first detected over a month ago. Since then, 105 Chicagoers have been diagnosed with the virus, health officials said.
Officials said the case was primarily related to men having sex with men. The city has begun to offer targeted vaccinations.
The city has already been vaccinated with 5,409 monkeypox vaccines from the federal government, said Massimo Pasiri, deputy director of disease management at the Chicago Public Health Department. Distribution is intended for people who may be at high risk for sexual activity.
According to CDC data, 929 monkeypox cases have been detected in dozens of states nationwide.
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The first commercial trial of monkeypox was launched in the United States last week when health officials scrambled to enhance virus surveillance.
The White House has announced that 1.6 million doses of Jynneos vaccine will be available by the end of this year.
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Symptoms of monkeypox include fever, chills, and malaise, and a rash develops into a lesion.