Clinics that focus on LGBTQ health care say they are getting calls daily from their patients concerned about their risk of exposure to monkeypox.
A person arrives to receive a monkeypox vaccine at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove in New York earlier this month. Some Texans at high risk for contracting the virus are having trouble getting vaccinated unless they've been exposed., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
There is only limited federal supply of the recently approved monkeypox vaccine being distributed as a growing number of states report confirmed cases. In Texas, health officials are allowing doses only for those with known exposure, although other states where counts are higher have gotten more doses than they can use for a broader range of high-risk recipients.
The difficulty in getting a vaccine in Texas frustrates Harrell. His neighbor was vaccinated by public health officials in New York last month — at the airport, the moment he got off the plane to head to the Pride Parade — even though he also had not been exposed. But it is spreading, with at least 110 confirmed cases in Texas and more than 2,100 nationally. That number has grown exponentially every week since it first hit the U.S. in mid-May. California, with more than 500 cases, has more than any other state. Worldwide, there have been nearly 14,000 cases, including five deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
“Public education and vaccine availability are my two biggest concerns,” said DeeJay Johannessen, CEO of the HELP Center for LGBT Health & Wellness in Fort Worth. Texas providers want easier access to tests, which can take a few days because samples currently have to be tested off-site at a limited number of facilities, potentially delaying treatment for people who have been exposed.
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