Hamilton Public Health is hosting another pop-up monkeypox vaccination clinic for at-risk community members on Thursday.
People with an appointment can get their shot from 9am to 11am and 1:30pm to 3:30pm at the East End Community Health Clinic at 247 Centennial Pkwy North, Unit 8.
“Although the risk to Hamilton residents of this infection remains very low and there are no known cases of monkeypox virus confirmed locally, Hamilton Public Health Services is working closely with the Ontario Ministry of Health, Toronto Public Health and other public health units in Greater Toronto and the Hamilton area to ensure proactive actions are taken in response to the virus,” the health agency said in a statement.
Hamilton Public Health said the clinic is for men over 18 who have sex with men and at least one of the following:
- Identify as a contact a person who has recently tested positive for monkeypox;
- You have had two or more sexual partners in the past three weeks (21 days) or may plan to;
- have been diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis infection in the past two months;
- have visited bathrooms, sex clubs and other places for sexual contact in the past three weeks, including workers and volunteers; or
- You have had anonymous or casual sex in the last three weeks.
Call the Hamilton Public Health hotline at 905-974-9848, option 7, to make an appointment.
As of July 6, there are 101 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ontario.
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