The city is seeking a new director of rodent mitigation to tackle a task that many mayoral administrations have futilely taken on before. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC)”
A Child Has Monkeypox in New York City, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Federal officials are “cautiously optimistic” as monkeypox cases decline, even as health officials announced the first pediatric case in New York City. Source: New York Times
Racial Disparities Have Marked the Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
New York City has released new data showing that Black men have received far fewer monkeypox vaccines than their share of the at-risk population. Source: New York Times
Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
The detection of the virus in the city’s sewage suggests it is circulating there, Health Department officials said. Source: New York Times
Covid and Monkeypox: Where New York City Stands
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The BA.5 variant is going strong, but many New Yorkers no longer fear the coronavirus in the same way. Source: New York Times
Debate Over Monkeypox Messaging Divides N.Y.C. Health Department
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
City epidemiologists say some public health messages have been misleading about the risks and have narrowed the city’s chances for containing the disease. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Patients Face Painful Symptoms and Struggle For Care
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2022
As the city and federal government strain to supply enough vaccines, patients face a private battle to find treatment and relief from serious symptoms. Source: New York Times
New York Will Distribute 8,000 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses
By Gotham Rex on June 30, 2022
The city quickly ran out of doses during an earlier distribution effort, at a single clinic in Chelsea, after hundreds of people lined up for the vaccine. Source: New York Times
Jeffrey Escoffier, Health Official and Scholar of Gay Theory, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on June 25, 2022
He wrote extensively on gay identity and history, but New Yorkers knew a different side of his work: his campaigns on H.I.V. and other health issues. Source: New York Times
Officials Report a Possible Monkeypox Case in New York
By Gotham Rex on May 19, 2022
The patient is under care at Bellevue Hospital while further testing is conducted. Source: New York Times
What Happens When New York’s Covid Alert Level Moves to Medium Risk?
By Gotham Rex on April 20, 2022
The city will reach a yellow or medium risk level if new cases surpass 200 a week for every 100,000 residents. Here’s what that would mean. Source: New York Times
30 Percent of N.Y.C. Cases Are Omicron BA.2, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on March 18, 2022
Overall cases have been ticking up, but remain far below the peak of the surge driven by BA.1 that started in December and retreated in January. Source: New York Times
New York Plans to Install ‘Vending Machines’ With Anti-Overdose Drugs
By Gotham Rex on January 8, 2022
In addition to naloxone, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, the machines will distribute free syringes, toiletries and safe-sex kits. Source: New York Times
Adams’s Virus Policy Includes Keeping Vaccine Mandate for Businesses
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2021
After a long silence on the subject, New York City’s incoming mayor said he would extend a number of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Covid-19 policies. Source: New York Times
Supervised Injection Sites for Drug Users to Open in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2021
The Manhattan facilities will provide clean needles, administer medication to reverse overdoses and provide users with options for addiction treatment. Source: New York Times