The city has pulled back its monkeypox vaccination vans as the number of cases dropped sharply. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Monkeypox”
NYC Ends Monkeypox Emergency and Mobile Vaccine Vans
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
As the monkeypox emergency subsides, the city has stopped placing vaccine vans outside nightclubs and sex parties. Vaccinations will still be available at sexual health clinics. Source: New York Times
Most Hospitalized Monkeypox Patients in the U.S. Were H.I.V.-Positive
By Gotham Rex on October 26, 2022
“Monkeypox and H.I.V. have collided,” a C.D.C. researcher said. Source: New York Times
This Is Not the Monkeypox That Doctors Thought They Knew
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
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
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
Monkeypox Cases Are Declining in New York City and Globally
By Gotham Rex on August 26, 2022
Rising vaccinations rates combined with changes in sexual behavior have shifted the disease’s trajectory, health officials said. Source: New York Times
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
The ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ Bank Robbery, 50 Years Ago Today
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2022
A bank official remembers calling the Brooklyn branch in Gravesend and sensing that something was wrong. 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
Covid and N.Y.C. Schools: Back to Class, and Finally Back to Normal?
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2022
The city Education Department has ended most Covid restrictions for students, although teachers still have to be vaccinated. Source: New York Times
‘Frustration and Stress’: State Officials Fault Rollout of Monkeypox Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
Federal officials are not relying on an established system to distribute the vaccine, slowing immunizations and burdening local health departments, critics say. Source: New York Times
Why Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage May Threaten the Immunocompromised
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
People with H.I.V. and other immune-system problems may need the full two-dose regimen, researchers say. But the shots, particularly second doses, are hard to come by. 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
How the U.S. Let 20 Million Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Expire
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million it once held. 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