New mass monkeypox vaccine sites open in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx
The vaccination clinics will continue for the next two Sundays, but all appointments have already been booked.
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The vaccination clinics will continue for the next two Sundays, but all appointments have already been booked.
The vaccination clinics will continue for the next two Sundays, but all appointments have already been booked, CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.
For a second weekend in a row, mass vaccination sites for monkeypox are opening up in New York City - just as the disease was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
This comes just as the disease was declared a global emergency by the World Heath Organization.
There's a struggle to get enough monkeypox vaccines in New York City as case numbers rise and a global emergency declaration is issued; CBS2's Dave Carlin reports.
There's a strong push to slow the spread of monkeypox as the number of cases in the city surpasses 800.
New York City opened up another round of monkeypox vaccine appointments Friday, and once again, they were booked within minutes. CBS2's Alecia Reid explains how the city is getting the word out about the virus.
The health department has received almost 26,000 doses of the vaccine, which will be distributed between July 24 and Aug. 13.
The city's mass vaccination sites will hold three days of vaccinations on July 24, 30 and 31.
Nearly 26,000 monkeypox vaccine doses will be available for New Yorkers starting Friday.
Wednesday's announcement comes ahead of a major party weekend on Fire Island.
New York City will receive nearly 26,000 additional monkeypox vaccines.
Suffolk County is set to announce the next round of vaccinations ahead of a major party weekend on Fire Island.
With limited supply from the feds, the rollout has been slow. New York City now has 618 cases of the virus.
With limited supply from the feds, the vaccine rollout has been slow. As CBS2's Nick Caloway reports, one New York congressman is calling for a federal investigation.
Local demand for the monkeypox vaccine far outstrips the supply from the federal government.
Thousands of New Yorkers received monkeypox vaccines at pop-up clinics across the city Sunday. As CBS2's Tony Aiello reports, the health commissioner expects the number of cases to grow as testing ramps up.
As New York City is approaching 500 confirmed cases of monkeypox, the city continues to finetune its vaccination program, holding three pop-up clinics Sunday. CBS2's Tony Aiello reports from a clinic in the Bronx.
She says whenever there's a health crisis, such as monkeypox, Bronx residents are disproportionately affected.
While more monkeypox vaccination sites are on the way, the Bronx borough president tells CBS2's Alecia Reid a permanent sexual health clinic is needed in that borough.
Three pop-up mass monkeypox vaccination sites will open to the public in New York City on Sunday, but the demand for the vaccine is far greater than the supply. CBS2's Alecia Reid spoke with the Bronx borough president, who's calling for more to be done.
Thousands of new appointments opened up Friday in the city and were quickly filled.
New York City opened up new appointments for the monkeypox vaccine Friday, but as CBS2's Alecia Reid reports, some people were having a hard time booking them.
New York City is reporting 461 cases of monkeypox, with seven on Long Island. The city will open three mass vaccination sites this weekend, and Suffolk County is giving monkeypox vaccines in communities on Fire Island. CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
