In response to the expanding monkeypox epidemic in New York City, NY State Senator Gustavo Rivera released the following statement:
“Being a metropolitan area, New York is always among the first to experience the burden epidemics bring to our country’s healthcare systems, healthcare workers, and everyday people. It shouldn’t be a surprise that when monkeypox popped up internationally, it eventually made its way here. Yet our city is facing shortages of vaccine allocations, homophobic groups pushing disinformation grossly and inaccurately blaming the LGBTQ+ community for yet another epidemic, and a general lack of circulation of factual information on precautions for the prevention of the disease.
“COVID showed us that we have the capacity to adapt and respond effectively to disease outbreaks in New York City when we target enough resources towards finding a solution. Dealing with the monkeypox outbreak should be no different. Our health must always come first, and that means we need to do everything we can to keep New Yorkers informed and protected against this epidemic.”
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