Infectious disease experts recommend that gay and bi men, and other high-risk groups get the monkeypox vaccine. But the general population can avoid the vaccine for now because of how the virus is spread.
Nashville expands who can get a monkeypox vaccine
The Metro Public Health Department is now allowing people to get the monkeypox vaccine if they believe they’ve been exposed to someone with a confirmed case.
Nashville health officials limit monkeypox vaccine to close contacts, for now
Nashville’s public health department is currently limiting monkeypox vaccine to those who are close contacts of the few confirmed cases.
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