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For information on monkeypox in Virginia, please visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/monkeypox\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VDH monkeypox website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. If you are a healthcare provider, please visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/monkeypox\/healthcare-providers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">monkeypox website for healthcare providers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Lord Fairfax <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health District is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">working to ensure that residents who have been <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/monkeypox\/prevention\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">exposed or are at high risk of being exposed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to monkeypox receive a vaccination. <\/span><b>\u00a0If you are interested in receiving a monkeypox vaccination, please <\/b><b>call us at (540) 722-3470<\/b><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1128\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/89\/2022\/08\/LordFairfaxMap-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><em>The Lord Fairfax Health District: Protecting You and Your Environment<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>**AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2022, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HAS ADOPTED THE USE OF THE TERM &#8220;MPOX&#8221; 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