New York declares state disaster emergency for monkeypox outbreak

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NPR-NEW YORK — Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak.

The announcement Saturday by Mayor Eric Adams and health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said as many as 150,000 city residents could be at risk of infection. The declaration will allow officials to issue emergency orders under the city health code and amend code provisions to implement measures to help slow the spread.

In the last two days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency declaration and the state health department called monkeypox an “imminent threat to public health.”

New York had recorded 1,345 cases as of Friday, according to data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. California had the second-most, with 799.

“We will continue to work with our federal partners to secure more doses as soon as they become available,” Adams and Vasan said in the statement. “This outbreak must be met with urgency, action, and resources, both nationally and globally, and this declaration of a public health emergency reflects the seriousness of the moment.”

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The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency on July 23 and San Francisco’s mayor on Thursday announced a state of emergency over the growing number of cases.

The once-rare disease has been established in parts of central and west Africa for decades but was not known to spark large outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread widely among people until May, when authorities detected dozens of epidemics in Europe, North America and elsewhere.

To date, there have been more than 22,000 monkeypox cases reported in nearly 80 countries since May, with about 75 suspected deaths in Africa, mostly in Nigeria and Congo. On Friday, Brazil and Spain reported deaths linked to monkeypox, the first reported outside Africa. Spain reported a second monkeypox death Saturday.

The virus spreads through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact as well as sharing bedding, towels and clothing. In Europe and North America, it has spread primarily among men who have sex with men, though health officials emphasize that the virus can infect anyone.

The type of monkeypox virus identified in this outbreak is rarely fatal, and people usually recover within weeks. But the lesions and blisters caused by the virus are painful.

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  3. The monkey pox is now being used as a cover up for the mass failure of the vaccination 💉 Programmes and mandates.

    WARNING! GLOBAL LOCKSTEP TWO HAS NOW COMMENCED …

  4. Yass, let the nyc evergrowing LGBT community have something nontangible to worry about instead of promoting their perverted lifestyle

  7. Is it any wonder that the two US states with the most stringent vax mandates have the most monkey pox?

    They need to realize that this version of the monkey pox is a side effect of the vax.

    • No its the two with the highest gay population. By declaring a health emergency, money will flow their way. They can use the money to buy stuff – never waste a ‘crisis’.

  9. Time will tell…… my my

  10. Things like Carnival events are exactly how these two diseases spread. Close skin to skin contacts and crowded. We know that the Covid 19 is here and have done a good job until now we throw in the towel in the name of carnival. Super spreaders. I hope that the Lord have mercy on us and not a single visitor brought in monkeypox otherwise a next shut down is imminent. Where the leaders have no vision the people perish. All the political parties are in this together. ruling government ABLP , UPP and DNA. All of you love the nudity and the Alcohol. Anything happen to me , my family is all you going to get the blame.

  12. When will the gov’t force Antiguans to take a Monkeypox vaccine? Will it only be returning nationals and Santa Claus that is exempt? Cause….it knows the difference……..

  13. I’m seeing a huge amount of articles online that Monkeypox ISN’T caused by the AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine and once again, this is causing me to become suspicious. T

    I’m also seeing once again these fraudulent fact checkers seem to be repeating their baseless claims that were used to convinced everyone that the covid-19 vaccines were safe and delicious.

    Remember: Shingles and monkeypox like symptoms were reported by the manufacturer in those nine pages of documents of vaccine side effects, that they were forced to release, so why should anyone believe these “fact checker’s” denials now???

    I’m personally convinced that this monkeypox outbreak is a manifestation of the covid-19 vaccine side effects.

    People can decide for themselves but I’m not taking any monkeypox vaccine !

  14. Breaking News
    UK Government confirms Fully Vaccinated Young Adults are 92% more likely to die than Un-vaccinated Young Adults

    Official figures published by the UK’s Office for National Statistics show that deaths per 100,000 among double vaccinated 18-39-year-olds were on average 91% higher than deaths per 100,000 among unvaccinated 18-39-year-olds between January 2021 and January 2022.

    This means it can no longer be denied that the Covid-19 vaccines are deadly because even the official Government published figures now prove it.

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