Eligibility has been expanded for Manitobans who want the monkeypox vaccine.
The province announced Friday that anyone who has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease such as chlamydia in the past two months, or who has had more than two sexual partners in the past three weeks, is now eligible for the vaccine.
Sex workers and people who have had anonymous sex or visited places like bathrooms for sex in the past few weeks are also eligible.
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Manitoba has yet to report any cases of monkeypox, although nearly 900 were reported across the country on Wednesday, most of them in Ontario and Quebec.
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Eligible Manitobans can book an immunization through the Manitoba Health website starting Monday, similar to the process for booking a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Monkeypox vaccines will be available at three Winnipeg locations: Klinic Health Center on Sherbrook Street, Access Winnipeg West on Booth Drive and Our Own Health Center on Osborne Street.
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