Long Beach is expanding access for additional groups to receive the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine. This decision is in alignment with Los Angeles County in an effort to provide more equitable access to the vaccine and include groups at risk of future exposure.
As of Sept. 13, there were 97 confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox in Long Beach according to the City’s online data portal. To date, the city has administered over 5,900 doses of the Jynneos vaccine.
“Increasing access to MPX vaccines is essential to keeping our community healthy,” said Mayor Robert Garcia in a recent statement. “This expansion is an important step in our response and means we can start vaccinating people who may be at future risk of exposure.”
The City’s eligibility requirements for the Jynneos vaccine now include:
- New: People living with HIV, especially people with uncontrolled or advanced HIV disease.
- New: Gay or bisexual men and transgender people who have sex with men or transgender people
- Update: People who had skin-to-skin or intimate contact with someone with suspected or confirmed monkeypox, including those who have not yet been confirmed by the Health Department.
- Update: People of any gender or sexual orientation who engage in commercial and/or transactional sex (e.g., sex in exchange for money, shelter, food and other goods or needs).
The monkeypox vaccination site at Long Beach City College, Pacific Coast Campus is located at Parking Lot 1 on the corner of Orange Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway. The site offers appointments and non-appointments to those who are eligible Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The city’s Multi-Service Center is also offering the vaccine to unhoused people who are eligible.
Anyone seeking the Jynneos vaccine is required to self-attest they are eligible before receiving the vaccine. Those interested in scheduling an appointment may do so by visiting the State’s vaccination portal at MyTurn.ca.gov.
