2 monkeypox vaccination sites open in New Jersey. Here’s what you need to know.
Communities across New Jersey are taking steps to get vaccines in the arms of those who are at risk, as the number of monkeypox cases continue to rise throughout the country and in the state.
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Jul 29, 2022, 9:32 AM
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Updated 638 days ago
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9h agoCommunities across New Jersey are taking steps to
get vaccines in the arms of those who are at risk, as the number of monkeypox
cases continue to rise throughout the country and in the state.
The monkeypox vaccine is available beginning today in Paramus at New Bridge Medical
Center -- the only
monkeypox vaccine site in Bergen County. The state also opened another site in Camden County at
Cooper University Hospital. Vaccines are available by appointment. The same
goes for the Paramus site as well.
“The community needs us to stand up and protect them,” says Deb Visconi, president and CEO of
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center.
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Visconi led Bergen New Bridge
Medical Center’s efforts to receive monkeypox vaccines. Now, they have 300
vaccines, offering 100 doses by appointment today.
“It’s not at the level of
COVID-19 but it certainly is in our community and it’s growing, and we just
want to make sure that people are protected if they’re exposed or if they feel
they are at risk,” says Visconi.
Ray Welsh works for Buddies
of NJ, serving the HIV community. He says there are concerns in the LGBTQ
community about the stigma surrounding the virus.
“The main reason I did it
because I want to and example to others who might have been hesitant and be the
first one out there and lead with example,” says Welsh.
There will be another round of vaccines on Wednesday
at Bergen New Bridge.
