Wisconsin Monkeypox Vaccine Distribution Started Monday

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 -- 1:01 PM

(Terry Bell, WRN) Demand for Wisconsin’s limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine is fairly high, even though public health officials say the risk to the public is pretty low.

Madison-area public health officials began offering the monkeypox vaccine Monday. Appointments with Public Health Madison and Dane County are already booked-out for a week. Wisconsin has enough doses for 750 people statewide.

As of Monday, there are only 13 confirmed monkeypox cases throughout the entire state. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says it’s prioritizing its supply of shots for those most at-risk.

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