“Mpox Vaccination for Gay and Bisexual Men and Trans People: Eligibility and Appointment Information”

In May, the GGD will start vaccinating against mpox again. Anyone with an increased risk of mpox can make an appointment to get this vaccination. The vaccination against mpox is intended to prevent infections and the spread of the mpox virus as much as possible.

Who is the mpox vaccination for?

The vaccination against mpox is given to gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men and trans people, who have an increased risk of mpox.

Are you a man who has sex with men or are you a trans person? Then you can make an appointment with the GGD for vaccination if one of the following applies to you:

• You use PrEP to prevent HIV, or you are on the waiting list for this
  EN/OF
• You had sex with more than 10 people in the past year
  EN/OF
• You have sex at sex locations or sex parties
  EN/OF
• You do group sex
  EN/OF
• You have HIV and you will be tested for hepatitis C at your checkups.

Does the above apply to you? Then make an appointment for your vaccination against mpox.

Make an appointment for vaccination

At GGD West-Brabant you can register for mpox vaccination by sending an email to centrumsexualgezondheid@ggdwestbrabant.nl. To make an appointment we need a number of details. This information is requested in order to provide the right care. Include the following information in the email:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Postal code and house number
• Gender (male or transgender)
• phone number
• E-mail address
• BSN
• Date when you want to come for the vaccination:
  • Wednesday, May 24 morning
  • Tuesday, May 30 afternoon
  • Thursday, June 22 morning
  • Thursday, June 29 morning
• You are eligible for an mpox vaccination if one of the points below applies to you. Please indicate what applies to you:
  • You use PrEP to prevent HIV, or you are on the waiting list for this
  • You had sex with more than 10 people in the past year
  • You have sex at sex locations or sex parties
  • You do group sex
  • You have HIV and you will be tested for hepatitis C at your checkups

We will process the application and send back an email asking if you are eligible for the vaccination and the exact date and time we expect you.

Already vaccinated?

• Have you been fully vaccinated against mpox yet? Then a new vaccination is not necessary.
• Have you already had one of the injections, but not yet the second? Then you can make an appointment for this. One shot is sufficient in people who have received the smallpox vaccination in the past, which was given to infants until 1974.
• Were you invited to get vaccinated last year but didn’t go? Even then you can now make an appointment for vaccination if you fall within the current criteria.

Need help?

Do you doubt whether the vaccination is intended for you? Use the mpox vaccination tool on Man tot Man (add link here) from May 8 for advice and guidance. Prefer personal advice? You can also call the Aids STI Infolijn: 0900-2042040, or call your GGD: ☎ 085-0785940. This number can be reached on working days from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

How does the vaccine work?

No vaccine offers 100% protection. Not even this vaccine. And it takes 6 weeks for the vaccine to fully work. That is why, even if you are vaccinated, it remains important to get tested if you have complaints.

Why vaccinate now?

At the moment there are hardly any new cases of mpox in the Netherlands. In the rest of Europe there are also very few mpox. There are, however, occasional revivals of the virus worldwide, such as recently in Paris. So the virus can come back. The number of available vaccines is still limited and the new vaccination campaign will therefore end at the end of 2023. That is why now is the time to get vaccinated if you want to.

More information

View on Mpox | Man tot Man for more information about mpox and the vaccination.
Has your question not been answered? Then call our GGD ☎ 085-0785940. This number can be reached on working days from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

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