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- Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox), Updates, and Links
March 14, 2023
We believe and the science shows that one of the best ways to protect yourself against Mpox is through vaccination. People who live and/or work in Massachusetts who meet one or more of the following descriptions are eligible to receive the Mpox vaccine:
- Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men, transgender, gender non-conforming, or nonbinary people who:
- Have had a diagnosis of or have sought testing for one or more sexually transmitted diseases (i.e., chancroid, chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis) in the past year
- Are living with HIV infection
- Are on or are eligible to be on HIV PrEP
- Have recently had more than one sex partner
- People who :
- Have had sex at a private or commercial sex venue (e.g. sex party. bathhouse)
- Have had sex in association with a large public event (e.g. rave, circuit party) in a geographic area where Mpox transmission is occurring
- Sexual partners of people with the above risks
- People who anticipate experiencing the above risks
The MGH Sexual Health Clinic is vaccinating patients against Mpox. To make an appointment for the vaccine, please call us at 617-726-2748.
Please check out the following resources which provide great information about Mpox, prevention, care and treatment
- Mpox: FAQs for Patients | Mass General Brigham
- Mpox vaccination | Mass.gov.
- From the Center for Disease Control: 5 Things Sexually Active People Need to Know About Mpox - YouTube
-The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently changed the preferred name of Monkeypox to Mpox. You may read about this change here: WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease - Please read this recent article in the MGH Hotline about our Monkeypox vaccination efforts.
- Important Information
For information about the meningococcal outbreak in Florida among men who have sex with men (MSM), please see this message from the Center for Disease Control (CDC): Meningococcal Disease in Florida, 2022 | CDC.
About the Program
For more than 60 years, the Sexual Health Clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital has provided screening and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. Services are provided in a confidential setting by a professional staff trained in the area of sexually transmitted infections. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age or insurance status.
The Sexual Health Clinic offers the following services for adolescents and adults:
- Evaluation and treatment for sexually transmitted infection including: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes infections (HSV), genital warts - Human papilloma virus (HPV), molluscum, scabies and vaginitis
- Evaluation, testing, and treatment of Mpox
- Testing for the human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)
- Initiation of PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV) in both pill and injectable forms.
- Counseling on prevention of HIV infection
- Testing for Hepatitis C
- Vaccinations for sexually transmitted infections
- Post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) after a sexual exposure to HIV
- Information and literature regarding sexually transmitted infections and safer sex practices