Monkeypox Vaccines to Be Made Available At Pride Events, Say US Health Authorities
The government will have monkeypox vaccines available at LGBT, Â Pride and other events, the White House Monkeypox Response Team and federal officials said on Thursday.
The government will have monkeypox vaccines available at LGBT, Â Pride and other events, the White House Monkeypox Response Team and federal officials said on Thursday. At special events, 50,000 doses will be available. But as these are two-dose vaccines, individuals will be responsible for getting their second dose after the event. The vaccine is most effective two weeks after the second dose, officials said.
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Monkeypox vaccines will be made available at Gay Pride and other events as part of a new pilot program to stem the fast spread of the virus, US health authorities said Thursdayhttps://t.co/yUzzKhRpaA
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 18, 2022
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