Monkeypox

For answers to frequently asked questions, see the following links.

Can I be tested for Monkeypox in the student health office if I have symptoms?  Yes, if you have symptoms, your student health staff will collect a specimen(swab skin lesions) and send the specimen to the lab at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center for testing.

Is Monkeypox vaccine available locally?  See map on the Kentucky Department of Public Health website for facilities where monkeypox vaccine is available in Kentucky.

See CDC’s Monkeypox Vaccination Basics. This site includes a MPOX vaccination finder tool. Enter zip code.  Vaccines | Mpox | Poxvirus | CDC

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