The city said traffic was heavy – further evidence that the demand for shots remains high.
On Tuesday, the city released 1,250 appointment time slots at its clinics in Chelsea, Harlem and Corona, Queens.
Another 1,250 were being set aside for direct referral from doctors of high-risk patients.
And monkeypox vaccine clinics are also opening this week in Suffolk County, one in Cherry Grove, Fire Island, and the other in Fire Island Pines.
The federal government is expected to receive 14,500 more doses of monkeypox vaccine in the city later this week.
Outside the city, the state is expecting an additional 5,400 doses, with vials to be distributed in Westchester, Saratoga, Nassau and Suffolk counties.
It all comes as the CDC reports 288 confirmed cases of the disease in New York state.
The breakdown includes 267 cases in New York City; 11 in Westchester County; 4 in Suffolk County; and 1 each in Nassau, Sullivan, Chemung, Rockland, Erie and St. Lawrence counties.
To book an appointment in the city, visit nyc.gov/health/monkeypox.
If you want updates about the vaccine directly to you, you can text “monkeypox” to 692692.
In Suffolk County, anyone who is considered high risk can make an appointment for a vaccination through the county’s website.
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