Monkeypox vaccine eligibility expanded in North Dakota

Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff
Photo by: WDAY Radio Staff

(Bismarck, ND) -- Eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine in North Dakota is being expanded.

The state Health Department has announced that men who have sex from other men are now eligible for the vaccine. Health officials say that group makes up the majority of people who have gotten sick.

To this point, two cases of the virus have been confirmed in North Dakota.