Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022 Mayor and Revere Dept. of Public Health update on monkeypox – where and who can get vaccinated M ayor Brian Arrigo and the Revere Department of Public Health this week provided an update on monkeypox in Revere. Since June, Revere has reported six cases of monkeypox. As of August 17, 2022, the Commonwealth has confi rmed 228 cases of monkeypox. The Revere Department of For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspaperscall The Advocate Newspapers at 781-286-8500 or Info@advocatenews.net Public Health has provided guidance to diagnosed residents and has been in communication with close contacts regarding safest practices and quarantine. Although monkeypox is commonly not deadly, symptoms can be very uncomfortable for those diagnosed. Monkeypox is a different disease than COVID-19; therefore, transmission patterns are different. Monkeypox is typically spread through intimate contact with lesions (skin-to-skin contact) or through secondary surfaces (shared clothing, bedding and towels). Anyone can get monkeypox, regardless of sexual orientation, and it is not currently categorized as a sexually transmitted infection. Symptoms can include fever, head Open a 3-year CD with one of the region’s highest rates. 419 BROADWAY. EVERETT, MA 02149 771 SALEM ST. LYNNFIELD, MA 01940 WWW.EVERETTBANK.COM Member FDIC | Member DIF ache, chills, rash and/or lesions, muscle aches, exhaustion and swollen lymph nodes. If you are worried that you have been exposed or might have monkeypox, you should contact your healthcare provider as soon as possible. Going into the school year, it is important for residents with children to be mindful of monkeypox symptoms and transmission patterns. Parents should be aware of how monkeypox is transmitted – through prolonged skin-to-skin contact, such as close dancing, sharing towels or clothes, and bedding. Contact sports at this time are still considered low risk, and signs and symptoms of monkeypox in children are the same as in adults. Children at risk of severe disease are those under eight, those with immunocompromising conditions and those with conditions that lead to breaks in the skin (psoriasis, eczema, chickenpox, burns and cold sores). If you are worried about your child going into available to those eligible and are not yet available to the general public. Those eligible, according to Mass.gov, are: • Known contacts identifi ed by public health via case investigation, contact tracing and risk exposure assessments (this mighty include sexual partners, household contacts, and healthcare workers); as well as • Presumed contacts who meet the following criteria: 1) know that a sexual partner in the past 14 days was diagnosed with monkeypox; 2) had multiple sexual partners in the past 14 days in a jurisdiction with known monkeypox. There are locations in Revere and surrounding communities providing the JYNNEOS vaccine and administering testing for those eligible. They are all by appointment only: HEALTH | SEE Page 9 the school year, their health care provider is the best resource to learn about individual risk. Vaccines in Massachusetts are
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