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 San Francisco clinics offering the monkeypox vaccine Source In San Francisco, the local news station KRON reports that According to the San Francisco Department of Public Health, the number of confirmed and probable cases of monkeypox in the city has risen to 40. Five cases have been reported in Alameda County, making it the second most affected county in the Bay Area. Because of the recent uptick, the SFDPH is now offering vaccines for the virus as a preventative measure. Vaccination against Jynneos is only available "for preventative use," which entails two shots spaced out by 28 days. There has been a two-fold increase in cases in San Francisco in the last week or so; therefore, we're probably only seeing people who are exposed to or have the disease at its most extreme levels, according to UCSF Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. Testing and vaccinations become even more critical as a result. Laboratory Corp. will begin monkeypox testing this week, acc...