NEW YORK CITY: Health Officials Say Monkeypox Cases Continue To Rise

NEW YORK, NY: The city is still waiting for a shipment of Monkeypox vaccine from the federal government.

Sixty-two people have tested positive for the virus, and vaccine doses are in short supply.

The White House says it plans to prioritize cities with high cases, like New York.

New York City began offering vaccination against monkeypox Thursday to at-risk groups, with the outbreak primarily linked at this point to men having sex with men.

After once again running out of vaccines over the weekend, the city's health department said it was in continued talks with the CDC to secure more doses

Some city officials said the Biden administration should have already deployed the vaccine from the strategic national stockpile.

Others have called on Governor Kathy Hochul to take action, but her office has said it is the city's job to order and distribute vaccines from the federal government

Vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic said in a press release statement that it is ready to provide more doses as needed; saying, "To date, we have not turned down a single order from governments that have requested doses of the vaccine. In the days ahead, we will be working to produce more vaccine if it is required"