NYC officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency, citing region as nation's 'epicenter'
New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan speaks to members of the media during a press conference before the opening of a Monkeypox mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17th, 2022.
The city has seen a more than threefold increase in monkeypox cases over the last two weeks, with nearly 1,300 positive cases reported as of Friday. [ more › ]
