A partnership between the Vermont Department of Health and The Pride Center of Vermont is coordinating Monkeypox education and efforts to get LGBTQ+ people the resources they need.Medical professionals have identified that men that have sex with other men are most at risk right now. Vermont has only recorded one known case of monkeypox in the state.Richard Elliot, the health and wellness coordinator for the Pride Center, is spearheading the initiative along with VDH. “We’ve been having people calling a lot recently to get general information about Monkeypox and vaccines,” Elliot said. “We saw with COVID and the aids epidemic, that it was a slow action to get information out to the queer community.”The plan is to provide educational resources through their website and social media, with the Department of Health providing the correct information needed. The partnership will also be sponsoring vaccination drives together.Multiple vaccine clinics are expected in the coming weeks, including at Burlington Pride. Details will be released soon.Daniel Daltry, a lead epidemiologist with the Department of Health, said these partnerships with community health organizations are critical to keeping people safe.”They’ve been our leader for well over two decades at this point,” Daltry said. “They are the individuals that really can translate that information that the community wants to know about the infection, and they can message to us what still isn’t known but needs to be known.”For information about monkeypox, you can reach out to the Pride Center directly or connect with them on their social media pages. There is also vaccination location information being organized by an organization called “Building Healthy Online Communities.” Elliot is part of the team locating the availability for the website.Planned Parenthood is also offering vaccinations.
A partnership between the Vermont Department of Health and The Pride Center of Vermont is coordinating Monkeypox education and efforts to get LGBTQ+ people the resources they need.
Medical professionals have identified that men that have sex with other men are most at risk right now. Vermont has only recorded one known case of monkeypox in the state.
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Richard Elliot, the health and wellness coordinator for the Pride Center, is spearheading the initiative along with VDH.
“We’ve been having people calling a lot recently to get general information about Monkeypox and vaccines,” Elliot said. “We saw with COVID and the aids epidemic, that it was a slow action to get information out to the queer community.”
The plan is to provide educational resources through their website and social media, with the Department of Health providing the correct information needed. The partnership will also be sponsoring vaccination drives together.
Multiple vaccine clinics are expected in the coming weeks, including at Burlington Pride. Details will be released soon.
Daniel Daltry, a lead epidemiologist with the Department of Health, said these partnerships with community health organizations are critical to keeping people safe.
“They’ve been our leader for well over two decades at this point,” Daltry said. “They are the individuals that really can translate that information that the community wants to know about the infection, and they can message to us what still isn’t known but needs to be known.”
For information about monkeypox, you can reach out to the Pride Center directly or connect with them on their social media pages.
There is also vaccination location information being organized by an organization called “Building Healthy Online Communities.” Elliot is part of the team locating the availability for the website.
Planned Parenthood is also offering vaccinations.
