Are only non-straight men eligible for the monkeypox vaccine?
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
By Austin Tannenbaum
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is allocating monkeypox vaccines to at-risk jurisdictions for individuals with confirmed or suspected contact with the virus, including those who:
- "Know that a sexual partner in the past 14 days was diagnosed with monkeypox.
- Had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days in a jurisdiction with known monkeypox."
New York City, however, appears to have restricted vaccine eligibility to sexually active members of the LGBTQ community, listing the following requirements on its website:
- "Gay, bisexual, or other man who has sex with men, and/or transgender, gender non-conforming, or gender non-binary.
- Age 18 or older.
- Have had multiple or anonymous sex partners in the last 14 days."
While other jurisdictions have authorized vaccinations for anyone who has come into close contact with an individual diagnosed with monkeypox, non-straight men, which comprise the majority of infections in the current outbreak, are being prioritized.
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Sources
Centers for Disease Control Considerations for Monkeypox Vaccination
City of New York Considerations for Monkeypox Vaccination
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