Contact:
Kent Donahue
Kent.Donahue@flhealth.gov
407-858-1418
ORLANDO, FL – The following update is provided to keep the community informed on the Florida Department of Health in Orange County’s (DOH-Orange) activities to contain the spread of the MPOX / Monkeypox virus and to provide Monkeypox vaccinations.
Over the last three months, there has been a constant decrease in cases. Currently, there are 299 Monkeypox cases in Orange County.
MPOX / Monkeypox Media Update #11
9,344 MPOX Vaccine Doses (1st and 2nd doses) administered in Orange County, FL from June 20, 2022, to January 12, 2023.
MPOX / Monkeypox Vaccination Appointments are available this week and next week at DOH-Orange’s Ocoee Campus, Lila Mitchell Campus, and Southside Campus.
Visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html or call 407-723-5004.
Outreach Vaccination events:
Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023
Christ the King Episcopal Church, 26 Willow Drive, Orlando, FL 32807
8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023
The Center, 1200 Hillcrest St., Suite #102, Orlando, FL 32803
visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html
Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023
Community of Love Feast, 1030 W. Kaley Ave., Orlando, FL 32805
visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html
Monkeypox Vaccination Appointment System
The JYNNEOS Vaccine is a two-dose series with the second dose of vaccine being given 28 (4 weeks) days after the first dose.
If you have not received your second dose of the JYNNEOS vaccine, visit the DOH-Orange website to schedule an appointment at: https://orange.floridahealth.gov/index.html. Vaccinations are by appointment only, no walk-ins.
Background
Anyone can get monkeypox, but men who have sex with men remain at the highest risk. Transmission of monkeypox generally requires prolonged, face-to-face contact, direct contact with an active rash, or indirect contact with an active rash through contaminated items, such as contaminated clothing.
If you are currently experiencing symptoms of Monkeypox, we encourage you to contact your healthcare provider.
Symptoms of Monkeypox include:
-fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, swollen lymph nodes, chills, a rash that can look like pimples or blisters that appear on the face, inside the mouth, and on other parts of the body like the hands, feet, chest, genital and anal area.
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