Vaccines play an important role in keeping people healthy. They protect us against serious and sometimes deadly diseases. For High Impacto, the answer to this question is Yes! Vaccines protect your body from diseases and infections such as COVID-19, Monkeypox, human papillomavirus (HPV), influenza (flu), hepatitis B, and polio. They are given by needle injection (a shot), by mouth, or sprayed into the nose.
We provide education about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and offer comprehensive support services to the Hispanic community and members of the minority communities affected by the condition. There is currently no vaccine that has been approved by the FDA to prevent HIV infection or treat those who have it. However, scientists are working to develop both types. Vaccines are especially important for people with chronic health conditions like HIV, which can make it harder to fight off vaccine-preventable diseases like pneumococcal disease (meningitis) or the flu. HIV can also make it more likely that you’ll have serious complications from those diseases, which is why getting recommended vaccines is an important part of your overall HIV medical care.
Vaccines are very effective, and they don’t just protect individuals from disease. They also protect communities. When most people in a community get vaccinated and become immune to a disease, there is little chance of a disease outbreak. Eventually, the disease becomes rare—and sometimes, it’s wiped out altogether. Currently, we are still in the COVID-19 pandemic and experiencing outbreaks of monkeypox and meningitis which are spreading in South Florida and primarily affecting gay and bisexual men.
Anyone can get monkeypox or meningitis disease, no matter their gender, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Since December 2021, meningococcal disease cases have spanned much of Florida and affected a wide range of people. Recent data show that about half of the cases associated with this outbreak are among Hispanic men. Also, some of the people affected are living with HIV and most people affected live in Florida but some people who have traveled to Florida have also become ill.
The Florida Department of Health mentions on its website that the cases of monkeypox described in the current outbreak have some atypical features. These features of the newest monkeypox cases can easily be confused with sexually transmitted infections (STI). It is important to comprehensively evaluate patients presenting with genital or perianal ulcers for STIs. However, co-infections with monkeypox and STIs have been reported and the presence of an STI does not rule out monkeypox. Patients with a new characteristic rash or who meet one or more of the epidemiologic criteria and in which there is a high suspicion should be tested for monkeypox.
For more information about High Impacto free health insurance and HIV prevention programs, contact us at info@highimpacto.org and by phone at 954-947-3603. Enjoy your sexual life, use a condom, start PrEP with either the daily pills or the monthly injection, and if you are HIV positive, stay in treatment!
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County provides routine immunizations for children and adults in order to decrease vaccine-preventable diseases.
We provide education about the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and offer comprehensive support services to the Hispanic community and members of the minority communities affected by the condition. There is currently no vaccine that has been approved by the FDA to prevent HIV infection or treat those who have it. However, scientists are working to develop both types. Vaccines are especially important for people with chronic health conditions like HIV, which can make it harder to fight off vaccine-preventable diseases like pneumococcal disease (meningitis) or the flu. HIV can also make it more likely that you’ll have serious complications from those diseases, which is why getting recommended vaccines is an important part of your overall HIV medical care.
Vaccines are very effective, and they don’t just protect individuals from disease. They also protect communities. When most people in a community get vaccinated and become immune to a disease, there is little chance of a disease outbreak. Eventually, the disease becomes rare—and sometimes, it’s wiped out altogether. Currently, we are still in the COVID-19 pandemic and experiencing outbreaks of monkeypox and meningitis which are spreading in South Florida and primarily affecting gay and bisexual men.
Anyone can get monkeypox or meningitis disease, no matter their gender, age, race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation. Since December 2021, meningococcal disease cases have spanned much of Florida and affected a wide range of people. Recent data show that about half of the cases associated with this outbreak are among Hispanic men. Also, some of the people affected are living with HIV and most people affected live in Florida but some people who have traveled to Florida have also become ill.
The Florida Department of Health mentions on its website that the cases of monkeypox described in the current outbreak have some atypical features. These features of the newest monkeypox cases can easily be confused with sexually transmitted infections (STI). It is important to comprehensively evaluate patients presenting with genital or perianal ulcers for STIs. However, co-infections with monkeypox and STIs have been reported and the presence of an STI does not rule out monkeypox. Patients with a new characteristic rash or who meet one or more of the epidemiologic criteria and in which there is a high suspicion should be tested for monkeypox.
For more information about High Impacto free health insurance and HIV prevention programs, contact us at info@highimpacto.org and by phone at 954-947-3603. Enjoy your sexual life, use a condom, start PrEP with either the daily pills or the monthly injection, and if you are HIV positive, stay in treatment!
The Florida Department of Health in Broward County provides routine immunizations for children and adults in order to decrease vaccine-preventable diseases.
Visit its website: https://broward.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/clinical-and-nutrition-services/immunizations/index.html
Visit this website for a list of COVID-19 vaccination sites in Broward County: https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Collection-Sites.aspx
To make an appointment for the Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine – JYNNEOS, please visit http://www.vaccineappointmentbroward.com/ No walk-ins will be accepted. If there are no appointments available at the time that you are checking the website, please check this website frequently. DOH-Broward will offer new appointments as additional vaccine becomes available.
Visit this website for a list of COVID-19 vaccination sites in Broward County: https://www.broward.org/CoronaVirus/Pages/Collection-Sites.aspx
To make an appointment for the Smallpox/Monkeypox Vaccine – JYNNEOS, please visit http://www.vaccineappointmentbroward.com/ No walk-ins will be accepted. If there are no appointments available at the time that you are checking the website, please check this website frequently. DOH-Broward will offer new appointments as additional vaccine becomes available.