One of the 11 clinics offering monkeypox vaccinations in Massachusetts, Seven Hills Behavioral Health in New Bedford, had more than 40 people booked in the first day of accepting appointments, according to program director Connie Rocha-Mimosa.
“The individuals that have called us for appointments are individuals who are at high-risk,” Rocha-Mimosa said. “They’ve been in contact with somebody that has been diagnosed with monkeypox.”
There are eligibility requirements set up by the state's Department of Public Health that limit who can get vaccinated, at least for now.