Dr. Antonio Chahine, acting public health officer at the city of Berkeley Public Health Division, stood outside the entrance of Steamworks Baths Berkeley, the Bay Area’s sole male bathhouse, on Thursday afternoon to direct bathhouse clients to a mpox vaccination clinic on the Steamworks grounds.

In anticipation of a surge of international visitors at next weekend’s San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration, the city of Berkeley provided free mpox (formerly monkeypox) vaccines at a pop-up clinic located at Steamworks Baths.

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A graduate student at the Craig Newmark School of Journalism in New York City and a retired physician, Josephine brings a unique perspective to health and science reporting. She's also eager to expand her skills in audio journalism and long-form storytelling.