According to an update from the Rock County Wisconsin Public Health Department, they are now administering monkeypox vaccines for qualified individuals. Criteria required to get the vaccine includes:
Known contacts who are identified by public health via case investigation, contact tracing, and risk exposure assessments
Presumed contacts who may meet the following criteria:
People who know that a sexual partner in the past 14 days was diagnosed with monkeypox.
People who attended an event or venue where there was known monkeypox exposure.
Gay men, bisexual men, trans men and women, any men who have sex with men, and gender non-conforming/non-binary individuals, who have had multiple sexual partners in the last 14 days.
If you meet any of the criteria listed above, contact Rock County Public Health Department at (608)757-5440 for more information.
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