Due to a limited number of doses, San Francisco Department of Public Health is prioritizing first shots among groups identified as high risk of infection.
Speakers at the meeting said too many community members were relying on word of mouth or posts from friends on Twitter to find out when and where they might get an appointment for a monkeypox vaccine. Some San Franciscans have had to wait up to five hours in line and still got turned away when supplies run out.
“It was a highly privilege crowd and a largely white crowd,” one member of the public shared about his experience waiting in line to get the vaccine. “Many folks don’t have the privilege to take a day off and drive across the county.” Symptoms often first appear as a rash that looks like blisters on the face and other parts of the body. That can be followed by flu-like symptoms including fever, head and body ache and fatigue. Some individuals never develop a rash or any symptoms at all. The illness typically lasts two to four weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That means individuals who have secured an appointment for their second dose of the monkeypox virus may have to give up their slot, public health officials signaled on Thursday. Supervisors and members of the public speaking in the meeting said they were unaware that first doses are prioritized over a completed series.
The majority of monkeypox cases in San Francisco have been among cisgender men between the ages of 25 and 54, according to data shared by the Department of Public Health on Thursday. About 97.7% of cases have been among self-identified cis men and 2.3% of cases are among trans men.
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