Two new monkeypox vaccination sites open in New Jersey

new jersey – With monkeypox cases on the rise in New Jersey, vaccine supplies remain limited. But to make vaccination more widely available, two new monkeypox vaccination sites opened Friday.

Health officials say the new sites are in Bergen and Camden counties. Officials said current vaccine doses in Hudson, Essex and Monmouth counties are already being reviewed.

“Vaccine doses from the federal government are limited and we continue to ask for more,” said New Jersey Health Commissioner Judith Persicilli. “We are working closely with our health care and community partners.” Together, we are educating those most at risk of the virus about their symptoms and vaccine options so they can protect their health and others.”

monkeypox vaccination

Vaccination includes two doses. Gineos vaccineIt was approved by the FDA to prevent “smallpox and monkeypox disease in adults 18 years of age and older determined to be at high risk,” the FDA said. Doses are given at 4-week intervals.

Eligibility for monkeypox vaccine

Due to the limited availability of vaccines, the New Jersey Department of Health has guidelines as to who is eligible to be vaccinated. These are guidelinesas of July 28:

• People who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for orthopoxvirus or monkeypox virus within the past 14 days
• People who have attended an event known to have monkeypox within the past 14 days
• Gay, bisexual, or men who have sex with men (MSM), and/or are transgender, gender nonconforming, or gender nonbinary, and have had multiple or anonymous sex partners within the last 14 days Man

monkeypox vaccination facility

These are the two new sites that opened on July 29th.

Bergen County

Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterAnnex 2, 230 East Ridgewood Ave., Paramus, NJ 07652

schedule: online registration

camden county

Cooper University Hospital300 Broadway, Camden, NJ 08103

Reservations: Call 856-968-7100 or online registration

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These are sites that were already open but do not yet have doses available for new appointments.

Hudson County

Hyacinth AIDS Foundation/project lol2 Jones St., Jersey City, NJ 07306

Reservations: Phone 201-706-3480

Essex County

North Jersey Community Research Initiative393 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103

Appointments: Call extension 973-483-3444. 200

Monmouth County

The Prevention Resource Network, Visiting Nurses Association Central Jersey, 816 Sunset Ave., Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Reservations: Phone 732-502-5100

Symptoms of monkeypox

monkeypox Begins as a rash or sore It can look like a pimple or a blister. These bumps can appear all over the body, including the face, hands, feet, mouth, genitals, and anus, and can become infected.

Symptoms usually begin between one and two weeks after exposure, but may not appear for up to 21 days. The illness lasted him two to four weeks, followed by flu-like symptoms such as fever, chills, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, headache, and body aches and pains.