Boston Kicks Off 'Pride' Month With Monkeypox Outbreak
Boston is facing a monkeypox outbreak as Pride Month celebrations approach. The Boston Public Health Commission is encouraging at-risk individuals to get vaccinated to prevent further spread. Despite the outbreak, the Pride festivities will continue, with vaccination clinics planned during the events.
- ▪The monkeypox virus outbreak coincides with the start of Pride Month in Boston.
- ▪Vaccinations will be offered at the Pride flag-raising ceremony on June 1, 2026.
- ▪The Boston Public Health Commission is monitoring the situation and advising at-risk individuals to get vaccinated.
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Boston Kicks Off 'Pride' Month With Monkeypox Outbreak Athena Thorne | 10:39 AM on May 29, 2026 AP Photo/Elise Amendola With so-called Pride festivities set to kick off in three days, the LGBTQ3.14… community in Boston has been confronted with a turd in their punchbowl, in the form of an outbreak of the monkeypox virus. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Monkeypox (or mpox, as racist people who can't help themselves from associating monkeys with certain minorities call it) causes symptoms that include "a skin rash or mucosal lesions which can last 2–4 weeks accompanied by fever, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy and swollen lymph nodes," the World Health…
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