Public Health has expanded eligibility to the monkeypox vaccine to closely align with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recent expansion, which includes individuals in select occupational groups whose jobs may expose them to orthopoxviruses (such as monkeypox).
Monkeypox vaccine will be available to residents who self-attest to being in the following groups:
Monkeypox vaccine is also available for persons in select occupational groups whose may be exposed to orthopoxviruses including:
The risk of monkeypox transmission remains very low for health care workers if appropriate personal protective equipment is worn and other infection control practices are followed.
Eligible residents can go to a Public vaccinating site or visit Myturn.ca.gov to find other vaccinating sites near you.
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