Mpox (Monkeypox) Vaccine Clinic Self-Schedule Service
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The Mpox Vaccine (Jynneos) is a vaccine that provides substantial protection against the mpox virus. This vaccine is given as two doses, separated by 1 month.
The Jefferson County Department of Health gives the vaccines deep under the skin, and this method does not leave noticeable skin changes.
A person is eligible for this vaccine if they meet
any of the following:
- You had known or suspected exposure to someone with mpox
- You had a sex partner in the past 2 weeks who was diagnosed with mpox
- You are a gay, bisexual, or other man who has sex with men or a transgender, nonbinary, or gender-diverse person who in the past 6 months has had any of the following:
- A new diagnosis of one or more sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis)
- More than one sex partner
- You have had any of the following in the past 6 months:
- Sex at a commercial sex venue (like a sex club or bathhouse)
- Sex related to a large commercial event or in a geographic area (city or county for example) where mpox virus transmission is occurring
- Sex in exchange for money or other items
- You have a sex partner with any of the above risks
- You anticipate experiencing any of the above scenarios
- You have HIV or other causes of immune suppression and have had recent or anticipate future risk of mpox exposure from any of the above scenarios
- You work in settings where you may be exposed to mpox:
- You work with orthopoxviruses in a laboratory
- You want to receive the vaccine.