The patients turning up at clinics often have a range of symptoms that are not typical of the infection. Some of the infected seem to have no symptoms at all. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Epidemics”
Why Experts Want to Rename Monkeypox
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2022
Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Spreads, U.S. Declares a Health Emergency
By Gotham Rex on August 4, 2022
The designation will free up emergency funds and lift some bureaucratic hurdles, but many experts fear containment may no longer be possible. Source: New York Times
Three Pressing Questions About Monkeypox: Spread, Vaccination, Treatment
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2022
Containing the outbreak, scientists say, will depend on better understanding the virus’s transmission and how well available tools work. Source: New York Times
In Monkeypox, Gay Men Confront a Crisis With Echoes of the Past
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Monkeypox has sparked frustration and anxiety among gay and bisexual men in New York, who remember mistakes and discrimination during the early years of the AIDS crisis. Source: New York Times
U.S. to Distribute 800,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
The doses were withheld pending an F.D.A. review, which has now been completed. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The federal government adopted a wait-and-see response to the monkeypox outbreak, calling for more vaccines to be delivered only after cases were growing exponentially. Source: New York Times
W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox Spread a Global Health Emergency
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
There have been more than 16,000 cases in 75 countries, overwhelmingly among men who have sex with men. Source: New York Times
A Monkeypox Vaccine Is Available for At-Risk New Yorkers
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
Demand for the vaccine was high as the city began offering the vaccine at one Chelsea clinic, where a long line formed and people were turned away. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. Source: New York Times
Two Years of the Pandemic: New York Looks Back
By Gotham Rex on March 17, 2022
It all began in March 2020, when we were flying blind and hoping it would be over quickly. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
Infections in vaccinated Americans also may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people, the document said, and lead more often to severe illness. Source: New York Times
How to Survive a Plague, Part 2
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2021
The resistance to Covid vaccinations is eerily familiar to those who lived through the early days of the AIDS crisis. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Officials Shorten Recommended Quarantine Periods
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2020
The agency also urged Americans to stay home during the coming holidays, and to get tested if they do travel. Source: New York Times
A Viral Theory Cited by Health Officials Draws Fire From Scientists
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2020
A manifesto urging reliance on “herd immunity” without lockdowns was warmly received by administration officials. But the strategy cannot stem the pandemic, many experts say. Source: New York Times