NEW York City has stressed to the US government the “urgency” with which it needs monkeypox vaccines amid a rise in cases, its mayor said on Wednesday, APA reports citing AFP.
America’s biggest metropolis has recorded 336 infections but that is unlikely to reflect the true numbers, according to the city’s department of health.
Official cases rose from 267 on Tuesday, up from 223 the day before.
Mayor Eric Adams said he had had a telephone meeting with the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
“We discussed the supply constraints that New York City is facing and the urgency to expand our vaccine access footprint to more people, in more neighborhoods, through more partners and providers,” he said in a statement.
New York is due to receive 14,500 doses from the US government this week, adding to the nearly 7,000 it has received since June 23.
Monkeypox is a viral illness endemic in West and Central African countries that causes symptoms such as fever and rash.
It is similar to but less severe than smallpox, but can be riskier in immune compromised people.
It is primarily spread through close contact.
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