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Kent Donahue
Kent.Donahue@flhealth.gov

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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.

For the last three months, there has been a constant decrease in cases. Currently, there are 295 Monkeypox cases in Orange County.

Monkeypox Media Update #8

9,116 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses (1^st and 2^nd doses) administered in Orange County, FL from June 20, 2022, to December 3, 2022.

Monkeypox Vaccination Appointments are available this week at DOH-Orange’s Apopka campus, Ocoee Campus, Southside Campus, and Lake Underhill Campus. Visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html 

Outreach Vaccination events:

Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

Stafford House, 711 Seminole Ave., Orlando, FL  32804

visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html

Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022

The Center, 1200 Hillcrest St., Suite #102, Orlando, FL 32803

visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html

Monkeypox Vaccination Appointment System

The JYNNEOS Vaccine is a two-dose series with the second dose of vaccine being given 28 (4 weeks) days after the first dose. If you have not received your second dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine, visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment 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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