There is a big outbreak of monkeypox in New York in the United States. At present, 80,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine are being accelerated, but this seems to be far from enough. As of Friday, there were 5,189 cases of monkeypox in the United States, and 1,345 people were infected in New York City alone, accounting for More than 25% of the cases in the United States, and starting from next month, 1.1 million college students in New York will resume classes, and preventive actions are bound to become more urgent, forcing New York Governor Kathy Hochul to declare a “disaster” today (30th). state of emergency”.
New York Governor Huo Chu said today that following reviewing the latest data on the monkeypox outbreak in New York state, he declared a state of disaster emergency to strengthen efforts to deal with the outbreak, the US media “ABC News” reported. “More than a quarter of all monkeypox cases in this country are in New York State, and we need to use every tool to address it,” Governor Hochu said.
New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett also declared on the 28th that the monkeypox outbreak “poses an imminent threat to public health.” She also issued an urgent alert to the gay community. Bassett pointed out that the vast majority of cases are transmitted through sexual behavior. , most cases are spread among men who have sex with men, “we need to protect them from stigma and to sound the alarm in the community”.
New York state senators also issued a joint statement that since the first case of monkeypox was confirmed in New York on May 18, the number of patients has increased to 1,341, accounting for more than 25% of the total number of cases in the country, and it is still increasing. New York City should act individually. Declaring states of emergency at the state and local levels would help reduce the red tape hurdles and allow for faster and more efficient approval of testing and distribution of vaccines.
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