Monkeypox, COVID Vaccine Clinic At Princeton’s Bayard Rustin Center

PRINCETON, NJ — The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will be hosting monkeypox and COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Tuesday, 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary.

The clinic is being held in collaboration with Princeton Health & Human Services.

All paperwork will be handled on-site and vaccines will be administered by trained medical personnel.

A follow-up clinic for second doses of the Monkeypox vaccine will be held on Nov. 8 .

The following people are eligible to take the monkeypox vaccine, according to the NJ Department of Health:

• People who have known contact with someone who tested positive for orthopoxvirus or monkeypox virus within the past 14 days.
• People who attended an event or social gathering where monkeypox exposure occurred within the past 14 days or who plan to attend an event or social gathering where monkeypox exposure is likely — such events would include those where close skin-to-skin contact or intimate contact will occur in an area where monkeypox is circulating.
• People with multiple sexual partners, or who have a partner that has multiple sexual partners.
• Anyone who attests to their eligibility (by meeting any of the above criteria) is eligible for vaccination.

According to the Health Department, the monkeypox virus can cause flu-like symptoms, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that often begins on the face and spreads to other parts of the body. Monkeypox does not spread easily between people unless there is close contact.

However, monkeypox can be painful, and the rash can leave permanent scars.
How Monkeypox spreads:

• Primarily spread through close contact with someone already infected with monkeypox
• Touching items such as clothing or linens used by someone with monkeypox
• Pregnant women can spread the virus to their fetus through the placenta

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice is located at 12 Stockton Street, Princeton.

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