LSUS will be hosting a Monkeypox vaccination event on Tuesday the 20th at LSUS. An LSUHS strike team will be there from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. offering Monkeypox and COVID-19 vaccines.
Just as a reminder, 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:
· Are HIV positive or receive medicines to prevent HIV infection (PrEP)
· Are experiencing homelessness
· Use IV drugs
· Give or receive money or other goods in exchange for sex
· Have significant, skin-to-skin contact with others in a social or sexual venue
· Work at establishments where close, 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