The health department emphasizes safety precautions during gatherings, especially for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men due to their higher risk of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox.
In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an alert warning of a possible mpox breakout as people plan to gather for events and festivals during the summer. Council Member Abbie Kamin’s Second Annual Families with Pride, Levy Park, 3801 Eastside St., Saturday, June 24, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.The department said it will add other mpox mobile clinics to the events calendar later this month.People need two doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine for protection against mpox. The regimen calls for people to get the second dose four weeks after the first one.Mpox is a rare disease caused by a virus in the same family of viruses as smallpox.
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