Dear neighbors:

As monkeypox infection rates increase, we have joined Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava as she announced the availability of the monkeypox vaccine to eligible, high-risk residents, in partnership with Nomi Health.

A monkeypox vaccination site will be located here in Miami Beach at 224 23^rd Street. As of today, a limited number of vaccine appointments will be available to book at miamidade.gov/monkeypox or by calling 1-833-875-0900. Demand for the vaccine is currently much greater than existing supply, and the County is working to make vaccines available as fast as new supplies are received. 

High-risk populations will be offered Jynneos monkeypox vaccines by appointment only. The high-risk groups include: 

• Laboratory personnel and select health care personnel at high risk for monkeypox
• Close contacts of monkeypox cases
• Immunocompromised MSM (men who have sex with men) with HIV (<200 CD4 white blood cells per ml³)
• Other MSM with a recent history of a sexually transmissible diseases (STD)
• All other MSM with HIV who had potential exposure 

To become fully immunized, two doses are needed, with the second dose administered 28 days after the first.

Last Friday, there were 173 infections in Miami-Dade County; today, we lead in the State of Florida with over 400 cases. It is clear we must contain the spread of monkeypox. In addition to securing vaccines for our community, the City of Miami Beach will soon launch an aggressive public information campaign through popular dating apps on how to avoid a monkeypox infection. We’ll also be on the ground distributing information through our local businesses in the community.

The City of Miami Beach will continue working closely with Miami-Dade County to protect our residents and visitors.

Sincerely,

Alex Fernandez

Commissioner