The mpox outbreak in central Ohio is over after no new cases have been reported since December. With our community partners, we have administered over 13,000 doses of the mpox vaccine during the outbreak. Walk-in mpox vaccines are still available at Columbus Public Health.
Walk-in Mpox Vaccine Clinics
Columbus Public Health, 240 Parsons Ave.
- Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays – 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Tuesdays – 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
To receive a vaccine,
individuals must be an Ohio resident 18 or older AND meet one
of the following criteria:
- Anyone who identifies as:
- A gay man
- A bisexual man
- A pansexual man
- A queer man
- A man who has sex with men (MSM)
- Transgender
- Non-binary
- Gender non-conforming
OR
Anyone who:
• Is a sex worker
• Provides sex in exchange for goods
or services
• Engages in transactional sex
• Participates in anonymous sex
• Has multiple sex partners
• Had skin-to-skin or intimate contact
with someone with suspected or
confirmed mpox, including
those who have not yet been
confirmed by Public Health experts.
Columbus Public Health is distributing the JYNNEOS vaccine, a two-dose series given 28 days
apart. Second dose appointments will be scheduled at your first appointment. Columbus Public Health is following FDA
guidance related to dosing and intradermal (just under the skin) vaccination.
If
you have previously been diagnosed with mpox, you are not eligible to
receive a vaccine.
It is recommended to wait four weeks in between receiving the mpox vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine.
Columbus
Public Health is not offering a wait list at this time.
What you need to know about mpox
Mpox frequently asked questions
About Mpox Vaccines: