Now, people of any gender or sexual orientation can get the vaccine if they have had more than one sexual partner or anonymous sexual encounters in the past two weeks.
North Carolina health officials became the first to implement a new Health and Human Services pilot program to provide monkeypox vaccines to those at risk.
The commonwealth and its capital city have pushed for greater LGBTQ+ rights in recent years. However, advocates are concerned its new GOP governor could erode the progress made.