The city of New York, faced with an increase in monkeypox cases and a strong demand for vaccines, announced on Wednesday that it had alerted federal authorities about the “urgency” of expanding vaccination against this disease that affects most of the population. homosexual people.
The largest American city, with between 8 and 9 million inhabitants, considered the capital for the defense of LGBTQ+ rights, officially registered 336 “probable” cases of monkeypox on Wednesday, compared to 267 the day before and 223 on Monday. , figures that have not just been broken down. they reflect a “growing epidemic,” according to the New York Department of Health.
Mardi, the services of santé ont dû s’excuser après de nombreux ratés sur le internet site de réservaciones de vaccins, “submergé par le trafic”, alors que 1250 rendez-vous étaient créneaux available, causing protests et de la frustration sur social networks.
Thousands of doses will arrive this week
In this context, the Democratic mayor of the city, Eric Adams, indicated that he held a telephone meeting with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) to “ Discuss New York City Supply Constraints New York City faces an urgency to expand immunization to more people, in more neighborhoods, with more partners and providers.”
“We have also expressed our commitment to quickly address the current shortage with the necessary funds, in accordance with the health burden in New York, the epicenter of the monkeypox epidemic,” Eric Adams added in a statement.
New York was due to receive 14,500 doses from the US government this week, adding to the nearly 7,000 received since June 23.
Source: BFM TV
