Monkeypox vaccine site opens in West Hollywood

As California continues under a state of emergency due to the monkeypox outbreak, the city of West Hollywood launched a pop-up clinic to deliver scarce doses of vaccine to vulnerable recipients.Los Angeles County currently has 19,000 doses of the vaccine for high risk individuals.
The virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, which can include hugging, cuddling and kissing, as well as through the sharing of bedding, towels and clothing.People getting sick so far have mainly been men who have sex with men. WHO has declared the monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries a global emergency.