Lafayette Foundation Clinic

The eligibility criteria for monkeypox vaccination now include:

• Gay/bisexual men or transgender people who are sexually active with more than one partner.

• Anyone who is at high risk of monkeypox exposure. This includes (but is not limited to) people who:

  • Are HIV positive or receive medicines to prevent HIV infection (PrEP)

  • Are experiencing homelessness

  • Use IV drugs

  • Give or receive money or other goods in exchange for sex

  • Have significant skin-to-skin contact with others in a social or sexual venue

  • Work at establishments where sexual or intimate activity occurs (e.g., bathhouses, saunas, sex clubs, hotels)

• Clinicians or laboratory staff who are at high risk of occupational exposure

• Anyone who has been determined to be at high risk by a healthcare provider or public health official