Monkeypox vaccines arrive in Broward County

港澳天下彩Public Media | By Cindy Krischer Goodman | South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Published July 12, 2022 at 5:03 PM EDT

This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak.

Monkeypox vaccines finally arrived in Broward County on Tuesday to high demand as residents rushed to receive a dose.

Robert Boo, chief executive officer of The Pride Center for Equality in Wilton Manors, said 864 appointments for the vaccine filled up overnight after slots became available. On Tuesday, Boo became one of the first to receive a dose of Jynneos.

鈥淭he vaccine is highly sought after,鈥� Boo said. 鈥淪pread within the community is definitely here. We have got to get ahead of this big rolling ball.鈥�'