New York City is declaring a public health emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak, a step that officials say will unlock additional tools to help slow the spread in the city that's become the epicenter of another health crisis.
Given the dramatically high number of cases found in the five boroughs, it was expected that NYC would soon declare a state of emergency for itself, as the city accounts for more than a quarter of all monkeypox cases nationwide.
Such a declaration had plenty of support from local politicians, including a number of Manhattan representatives who expressed concern over further spread of the virus once the city's 1 million college students resume instruction next month. They applauded Thursday's imminent threat declaration by the state health commissioner to open funding opportunities for local governments, but said the move was insufficient.
The doses are allocated based on case burden and high-risk population, according to the senator, so the heavily weighted allocation for New York comes as no surprise., and the state has warned New Yorkers in recent allocation rounds that they may be insufficient to cover everyone eligible who wants one.
Calling the latest allocations a"big win for public health, and New York," Schumer acknowledged more work must be done,"but today marks a critical step in that fight and delivers a huge sigh of relief to New Yorkers waiting for their monkeypox vaccine. More are on the way." As for surrounding states, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy wrote a letter to the federal government earlier in the week asking for more vaccine doses, pleading that his state had not been giving its fair share. He also announced two new vaccine sites in Bergen and Camden counties.
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