monkeypox virus

The monkeypox virus is now in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia..  According to data from the CDC, Wyoming reported a single case of the virus on Monday, making it the final state in the country to do so.  There are now over 15,000 reported cases of monkeypox in the U.S. with New York leading the way with almost 3,000.  

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This news follows as New York reports its first pediatric case of the monkeypox virus. New York will start administering low-dose monkeypox vaccines to expand access to more people.  State Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says data shows using one fifth of the current dose is just as effective for at-risk New Yorkers.  

California started administering the reduced doses last week.  Officials say the struggle will be getting the same amount of vaccine supply from the federal government.

The vaccine is currently limited to people who are at the highest risk in connection with the outbreak. 

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Senator Kirstin Gillibrand says the Defense Production Act should be invoked to produce more monkeypox vaccine. With the CDC now confirming more than 6,300 monkeypox cases across 48 states, the New York Democrat is calling on the Biden administration to use the Defense Production Act to ramp up production. 

On Tuesday, the Biden Administration named Robert Fenton, a top FEMA official to head the government’s response to monkeypox as the White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator. 

The first confirmed case of monkeypox in the U.S. came on May 18. Monkeypox is a viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa.  It has its name because it was first identified in laboratory monkeys.The monkeypox virus is now considered a public health emergency in Illinois, California, and New York. 

New York is the epicenter of America’s monkeypox outbreak with the CDC saying New York has more than 1600 cases or nearly one in four of all U.S. cases.  Gillibrand added we can build on the lessons of COVID and use the knowledge to act more decisively as we fight this disease.

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