2,000 Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments Are Available in Chicago This Weekend. Here’s How to Get One – NBC Chicago

More than 2,000 appointments are available this weekend to receive the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine in Chicago, the city's department of public health announced Wednesday.

The following locations will offer the vaccine by appointment:

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 13 at CDPH MPV Vaccination Clinics at City College locations:

Aug. 14 at the MPV Vaccination Clinic hosted by RUSH and UIC at the College of Nursing

In addition, MPV vaccine appointments are now available up to six days per week at three CDPH STI Clinics around the city by visiting getvaxchi.chicago.gov.

To access remaining available appointments this week at CDPH STI Clinics, use the following codes:

"Our MPV vaccine supply continues to increase, and we are pleased to be opening up larger clinics to serve even more Chicagoans, while still working to vaccinate those at highest risk to help stop the spread, said CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady in a statement. "CDPH has been working closely with healthcare providers, clinics, and community-based organizations who work with individuals disconnected from medical services to schedule vaccination appointments."

Close contacts, including household members with close physical contact or intimate partners, of someone diagnosed with MPV are prioritized for vaccination regardless of sex, gender or sexual orientation, Arwady said. In addition, the vaccine is available to gay or bisexual men and transgender persons 18 years of age and older who:

For more information about monkeypox, head here Chicago.gov/MPV.

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