According to CBS 12 in Providence, Massachusetts received over 2,000 Monkeypox vaccine doses this week. The Massachusetts Department of Health said the state received the first doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine on Tuesday, and those doses were distributed to four clinics on Wednesday. The JYNNEOS vaccine requires two shots, 28 days apart for maximum effectiveness, according to the Department and People are considered fully vaccinated about two weeks after their second shot. The state is one of 10 U.S. jurisdictions eligible for the vaccine against monkeypox,

There are now a total of 31 monkeypox cases in Massachusetts, after 10 additional cases were announced Earlier this week. Individuals with monkeypox are advised to isolate and avoid contact with others until they are no longer infectious, said the Department.