This Friday, October 21, there will be a Monkeypox vaccine event at Pecan Haven Addiction Recovery Center at 2321 Highway 80, Monroe. A team from Pafford will be there administering the vaccines with some staff from the Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health assisting as needed. COVID-19 vaccines will be offered as well.
As of August 31, 2022, the expanded criteria for vaccination include people in Louisiana who meet one of the following:
- Gay/bisexual men or transgender people who are sexually active with more than one partner
- Anyone who is at high risk of monkeypox exposure: This includes but is not limited to people who:
o Are HIV positive or receive medicines to prevent HIV infection (PrEP)
o Are experiencing homelessness
o Use IV drugs
o Give or receive money or other goods in exchange for sex
o Have significant, skin-to-skin contact with others in a social or sexual venue
o Work at establishments where sexual or intimate activity occurs (e.g., bathhouses, saunas, sex clubs, hotels)
- Clinicians or laboratory staff who are at high risk of occupational exposure
- Anyone who has been determined to be at high risk by a healthcare provider or public health official
If there are any questions, anyone can visit ldh.la.gov/monkeypox or call 211.
