NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York City on Thursday halted walk-in appointments for the monkeypox vaccine hours after a temporary clinic site opened in Chelsea due to high demand.
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Scheduled visits were also booked through part of next week.
"Due to high demand, we will no longer be able to accommodate walk-ins today. Check back on Sunday for additional appointments. Currently, all appointments are filled through Monday, June 27," the Health Department wrote on Twitter.
The Health Department announced the clinic site would administer the two-dose JYNNEOS vaccine at the Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic located at 303 Ninth Avenue will open today and will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. moving forward.
There are currently multiple vaccines that work against the orthopoxvirus that causes the ailment and getting vaccinated shortly after an exposure can not only reduce the risk of developing monkeypox but it can reduce symptoms for those who do get it.
"As I have said since day one, we are prepared, not panicked and this monkeypox vaccination site is one more critical tool to keep New Yorkers healthy," said Mayor Eric Adams. "Starting today, eligible New Yorkers who may have been exposed to monkeypox can now get vaccinated to stay safe and slow the spread."
Approximately 28 people have tested positive for the virus in New York City since May, but most cases in the current outbreak are among gay, bisexual or other men who have sex with men, according to the Health Department.
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