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New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an executive order on Friday declaring a state disaster emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak.
New York is the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now reports that there are 1,345 confirmed monkeypox and orthopoxvirus cases in the Empire State.
“After reviewing the latest data on the monkeypox outbreak in New York State, I am declaring a state disaster emergency to bolster our aggressive and ongoing efforts to combat this outbreak,” said the leader. I wrote it in a statement.
“With more than one in four monkeypox cases in this country occurring in New York State, the response requires leveraging every tool in the arsenal. Recognizing the ways in which we are having a balanced impact is especially important, so my team and I are committed to securing more vaccines, expanding our testing capacity, and taking responsibility for how we stay safe during this outbreak. We work around the clock to educate the public with
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Ho-Chol said on Twitter that the order will allow state governments to “respond faster” and support the state’s vaccination efforts.
Specifically, it will expand the pool of eligible individuals who can be vaccinated, including EMS personnel, pharmacists and midwives.
It also allows physicians and certified nurses to place non-patient-specific subscriptions for vaccines and requires providers to send vaccine data to the New York State Department of Health.
On Thursday, the Empire State Health Commissioner Declared monkeypox an ‘imminent threat’ to public health. ”
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“Based on the continued spread of this virus, which is spreading rapidly and affecting communities predominantly identified as men who have sex with men, and the need for local governments to vaccinate, monkeypox has declared an imminent threat to the public health of the State of New York,” State Health Secretary Dr. Mary T. Bassett said in a statement. “This proclamation will allow response and prevention efforts to be made after other federal and state funding sources are maximized to protect all New Yorkers and ultimately limit the spread of monkeypox in our communities. It means that local health departments working in the United States can access additional state reimbursements.”
Hochul later announced that 110,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine had been secured for the state and would be delivered in the next four to six weeks.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Thursday that an additional 786,000 doses of the vaccine would be deployed nationwide.
“Our goal is to stay ahead of this virus and end this outbreak. We have a strategy to deploy these additional vaccine doses in a way that protects at-risk populations and limits the spread of the virus. We will distribute it fairly.” “These vaccines are the result of years of federal investment and planning.”
Becerra told reporters by phone that the Biden administration “has done everything it can at the federal level… working with our state and local partners, and with affected communities, to ensure that we are pre-emptive and able to stop this outbreak.” We will be able to finish it,” he said. .”
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.