October 18, 2022• byMichael Strangeways

Monkey Pox cases have dramatically fallen in the last few weeks but there is still concern for those most susceptible to the outbreak of the virus that has primarily affected men who have sex with other men. Though Monkey Pox is not a sexually transmitted disease (meaning the disease isn’t actually spread via semen) it is spread by being in close contact with the sores/pustules that occur with monkey pox. The 2022 outbreak of the disease which is normally a health concern in equatorial regions of the world was introduced into the men who have sex with men community last spring. Since then, there’s been a concentrated effort to get the word out to that community to get vaccinated against monkey pox, which is seldom fatal but can make victims quite ill and leave permanent scarring from the sores.

Though many Seattle/King County area gay and bisexual men have already been vaccinated, Public Health of King County/Seattle is still diligent in efforts to end the outbreak. For that reason, they will be hosting TWO Monkey Pox vaccination clinics this Saturday, October 22nd.

The first clinic will take place at The Comeback, 1950 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134 from 11 am to 2pm.

The 2nd clinic will take place in West Seattle at Arthur’s Cafe by The Admiral Pub, 2311 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116 from 7pm to 10pm.

If you unable to attend either of these events and still desire the vaccination, go to the We Are One website for lists of other vaccine providers in the area: https://www.we-are-1.com/monkeypox

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.