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Onondaga County offers monkeypox vaccine to at-risk persons

The Onondaga Civic Center on Montgomery Street Syracuse, New York, March 23, 2022.
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The Onondaga Civic Center on Montgomery Street Syracuse, New York, March 23, 2022.

Onondaga County is offering a monkeypox vaccine clinic Thursday to at-risk county residents.

The free clinic will offer both first and second doses of the vaccine. To get a second dose, you must have received the first dose at least four weeks prior.

The clinic will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Onondaga County Civic Center in the basement.

Walk-ins are welcome, but you can also make an appointment.

Katie Zilcosky is WAER’s All Things Considered host and features reporter. She also co-hosts WAER’s public affairs show Syracuse Speaks. As a reporter, she focuses on technology, economy, and identity.