Armstrong Park pop-up addresses monkeypox, COVID, fentanyl, Narcan, syringes
A vaccination pop-up site during Southern Decadence in New Orleans is offering monkeypox and COVID-19 innoculations, testing and take-home tests.
The Louisiana Department of Health operates the site, in Louis Armstrong Park, and since Thursday has vaccinated almost 350 people, spokesperson Kevin Litten said. Also available there, from Odyssey House, are free fentanyl test strips, Narcan and syringe exchange services.
The site remains open Sunday and Monday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Eligibility for monkeypox vaccines in Louisiana expanded this week to housekeepers who work in the hospitality industry. Litten said the Health Department hopes to protect persons who are in contact with bedsheets, which can spread the virus.
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