The New York state health department has declared the monkeypox outbreak an imminent threat. New York City is receiving 80,000 more vaccine doses, but DBrennanTV spoke with people who say it won't make enough of a difference.
"It's too little, too late, honestly. We're already at pandemic levels here in the LGBT community with monkeypox, and 80,000 doses is not enough for New York City," ACT UP organizer Brandon Cuicchi told CBS2's Dick Brennan."We dealt with starting over two years ago, with not having enough COVID tests, a lot of misinformation kind of leading the way, leading the response of things, and I'm worried we're falling into the same traps of COVID," he said.
"Tell me when they are coming, how do we get the doses in the arms, is it gonna be equitable to everybody, is there a way to get the doses after you were exposed? Right now, we are over two months into an epidemic that didn't need to happen," he said.Authorities say they are moving urgently to get shots in arms and doctors are ready to go.Chen says it's crucial to vaccinate at-risk groups, including men who have been intimate with men.
"I am grateful to President Biden and other Administration officials for their help in securing an additional 110,000 monkeypox vaccine doses - approximately 80,000 to New York City and 30,000 to the rest of New York State - which will be delivered over the next four to six weeks and allow us to continue to respond to this troubling outbreak.
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