Island Health opening up monkeypox vaccine bookings today

If you’re an eligible individual on Vancouver Island and want to get vaccinated against monkeypox, you can book an appointment today.

Island Health said in an e-mailed statement to CHEK News that they will be opening up more bookings today as they will be receiving another shipment of vaccine next week. To book an appointment, click here.

“If no appointments are currently available in your region, please check back later. The risk to the public remains very low and vaccination of high-risk individuals remains the most effective tool to mitigate the risk of transmission,” the health authority said in a statement.

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