New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said on Wednesday that significant progress had been made in containing the spread of monkeypox, as cases have continued to drop since late this summer.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said on Wednesday that significant progress had been made in containing the“We have turned a corner that I hope indicates that we now have the upper hand on this outbreak,” Vasan said in a briefing on COVID-19, polio, and monkeypox, the city’s three ongoing public health crises.
City officials declared monkeypox a public health emergency in July, days after the World Health Organization deemed it a “public health emergency of international concern.” Monkeypox has largely affected men who have sex with men, but anyone can be infected. More than 3,600 cases have been reported in the city since the start of the crisis, making up the bulk of the cases reported in New York state.a peak of 70 each day“The fact is that we've had real challenges,” Vasan said during the press briefing on Wednesday.
Both the city and federal governments had initially been criticized as being slow to respond to the outbreak, as lines of people awaiting the monkeypox vaccine stretched down city blocks this summer. Issues with the city’s appointment portal for monkeypox vaccines caused widespread frustration earlier this summer among New Yorkers clamoring for the vaccine. Vaccine eligibility has since been expanded to anyone considered at risk of contracting monkeypox,
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