Update 8.3.2022
Lexington-Fayette County Health Department will begin making same-day post monkeypox vaccine appointments for qualified individuals starting on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Please call the Health Department to discuss your specific eligibility. The phone number is (859)899-2222.
Criteria: 18 years of age and older
- Men who have sex with men: More than one sexual partner or anonymous sexual partners in the last 14 days, or Gonorrhea or Syphilis diagnosis in the past year, or currently taking PrEP for HIV prevention.
- Any person: Attending and event/venue in the past 14 days where there was a high risk of exposure to an individual with a confirmed case of monkeypox.
- Any person: Who believes they may have recent direct skin-to-skin contact to a known or suspected case of monkeypox.
For more information and resources, please refer to:
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services:
https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dehp/idb/Pages/monkeypox.aspx
Monkeypox vaccine distribution:
https://aspr.hhs.gov/SNS/Pages/JYNNEOS-Distribution.aspx
Lexington Medical Society:
AVOL Kentucky will continue to monitor for additional information about monkeypox and will update this page as we learn more.
Updated 8.3.2022