Academy defender Marc Jurado and midfielder Omari Forson trained with the Manchester United first-team on Monday.
24.08.2022 - 15:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
More monkeypox vaccination clinics will be running in Manchester over the next week ahead of Manchester Pride celebrations. The clinics come after Greater Manchester became the first place in the country to trial smaller but equally effective doses of the jab.
The smaller dose approach will stretch existing supplies to protect more people following global shortages, as countries compete for limited stock, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The 'safe and clinically-approved approach', known as ‘fractional dosing’, has been commonly used in other worldwide outbreaks when vaccine supplies are constrained, according to the health board.
Booking has now opened for people who are eligible for the vaccine, and have used sexual health clinics across any of the ten areas of Greater Manchester. The safe and clinically approved approach was used first safely in Stockport on Monday, August 2, and will now be used at further two clinics on Thursday, August 25, and Tuesday, August 30.
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Vaccines will be available on both days between 8.30 am and 6pm at the Northern Sexual Health Service and people can book here. The clinic is not a walk-in, and appointments should be booked in advance.
The vaccine will as previously be available to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men at highest risk of getting monkeypox, for example if people have multiple partners, participate in group sex or attend ‘sex on premises’ venues, people with a recent bacterial sexually transmitted infection and those eligible for PrEP (the preventative drug for HIV transmission), people who have had recent close contact with someone
Academy defender Marc Jurado and midfielder Omari Forson trained with the Manchester United first-team on Monday.
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