Mecklenburg County Public Health is now operating with expanded eligibility criteria for the MPX (monkeypox) vaccine. “This will allow us to protect more people and increase our ability to contain the current outbreak. We are seeing early signs of slowing numbers of new cases and we want to make sure that continues,” said Dr. Raynard Washington, Director of Mecklenburg County Public Health.
The MPX vaccine will be available for people who meet any of the following criteria.
- Anyone who had close contact in the past two weeks with someone who has been diagnosed with MPX
- Gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men or transgender individuals who are sexually active
- People who have had sexual contact with gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men, or transgender individuals in the past 90 days
- People living with HIV, or taking medication to prevent HIV (PrEP), or who were diagnosed with syphilis in the past 90 days
Anyone who meets the above criteria is encouraged to add themselves to the MPX vaccine waitlist. Click here to go to Mecklenburg County MPX Vaccine Waitlist.
