The monkeypox epidemic continues to progress in Ile-de-France with 1,700 cases recorded on August 18. Seine-Saint-Denis will open a third vaccination center on August 29. It will be located at the Cpam 93 Health Examination Center in Bobigny.
Faced with the progression of the monkeypox epidemic, Seine-Saint-Denis decided to open a new vaccination center. It will be located at the Cpam93 Health Examination Center, located at 2 avenue de la Convention, in Bobigny. It will welcome people by appointment, and preferably medical prescription, from Monday to Saturday, from August 29. It is possible to make an appointment now on Doctolib. A partnership has been set up with local associations (AIDES, Paris Sans Sida, Amicale du Nid 93, etc.) to facilitate appointment scheduling. The vaccine administered will be Imvanex.
The department already has two vaccination centers located in the Avicenne hospitals in Bobigny and André Grégoire in Montreuil. The complete list of vaccination centers open in Paris and Ile-de-France is available ici.
In all, 2,889 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been identified in France, as of August 18, according to Public Health France. All concerned male adults with the exception of 34 women and 7 children, specifies the health authority. Ile-de-France is the most affected region with 1,700 cases.
Since July 8, 2022, the Haute Autorité de Santé has recommended preventive vaccination for the groups of people most exposed to the virus. This concerns: men with multiple partners who have sex with men and trans people reporting multiple sexual partners, people in situations of prostitution, and professionals in places of sexual consumption.
To counter the epidemic, 189 vaccination sites were opened on the territory and 103,000 doses of vaccine had been delivered there in total by August 18. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported 43,767 doses administered since July 11.
For more information on this viral infectious disease, you can consult the dedicated page on health insurance website. And for more information on vaccination, you can go to le site Vaccination Info Service.