DOH-Orange Monkeypox Vaccination Update #3

Contact:
Kent Donahue

ORLANDO, FL – To keep the community informed on the Florida Department of Health in Orange County’s (DOH-Orange) activities to contain the spread of the Monkeypox virus and to provide Monkeypox Vaccinations, the following update is provided.

Monkeypox Media Update #3

• 5,340 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses (1^st and 2^nd doses) administered from June 20, 2022, to September 17, 2022.
• 230 Monkeypox Vaccination Appointments are available each day, Monday through Friday, at DOH-Orange’s Central Campus.
• To date, 24 Outreach Vaccination events have been conducted with community partners by DOH-Orange’s Epidemiology Program. Staff are at The Center, Club Orlando, and other outreach sites as well.

Monkeypox Vaccination Appointment System 

DOH-Orange’s Monkeypox Vaccination Appointment system opens at 8:30 a.m. Monday through Friday, but not on holidays.

Visit the DOH-Orange website for eligibility and appointment registration at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html. Vaccinations are by appointment only, no walk-ins.

Background

Anyone can get monkeypox, but men who have sex with men remain at the highest risk. Transmission of monkeypox generally requires prolonged, face-to-face contact, direct contact with an active rash, or indirect contact with an active rash through contaminated items, such as contaminated clothing.

If you are currently experiencing symptoms of Monkeypox, we encourage you to contact your healthcare provider.

Symptoms of Monkeypox include:

fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appear on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body like the hands, feet, chest, genital and anal area.

About the Florida Department of Health

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