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Orange County monkeypox vaccine appointments open again Thursday morning

Men enter the Mills Pond Park Meeting Hall in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2022. The Florida Department of Health - Broward County began offering Monkeypox vaccinations at the park location on Tuesday. The CDC recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to monkeypox and people who are at higher risk of being exposed to monkeypox (fortlauderdale.gov/monkeypox).
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Men enter the Mills Pond Park Meeting Hall in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2022. The Florida Department of Health – Broward County began offering Monkeypox vaccinations at the park location on Tuesday. The CDC recommends vaccination for people who have been exposed to monkeypox and people who are at higher risk of being exposed to monkeypox (fortlauderdale.gov/monkeypox).
Caroline Catherman Orlando Sentinel staff portrait in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
By | ccatherman@orlandosentinel.com | Orlando Sentinel
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A new round of monkeypox vaccine appointments is opening up in Orange County.

Starting Thursday, appointments for the Jynneos vaccine can be booked between 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, Florida Department of Health in Orange County spokesperson Kent Donahue said Wednesday.

Appointments can be made at orange.floridahealth.gov.

Vaccination appointments are available only to men who have sex with men, known contacts of people with monkeypox, and laboratory or health care workers who test or respond to monkeypox, according to DOH Orange’s website.

Donahue urged people to nab a spot as soon as possible.

“With the current demand for appointments, the appointment slots might go fast,” he said.

ccatherman@orlandosentinel.com; Twitter @CECatherman

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