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Monkeypox Vaccine

Aug 25, 2022
There are two groups currently eligible for monkeypox vaccine.

1) Individuals with known exposures

2) individuals with likely high-risk exposures in the last 14 days

Specifically, this second group includes: Gay, bisexual, other (cis or trans) men who have sex with men OR Transgender women and nonbinary persons assigned male at birth who have sex with men and:

-Have had intimate or sexual contact with multiple or anonymous partners in last 14 days OR

-Have had intimate or sexual contact with other men in a social or sexual venue in the last 14 days

-OR Individuals (of any sex/gender identity) who have given or received money or other goods/services in exchange for sex in the last 14 days.

(Source credit: Louisiana Department of Health)

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