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(NEW YORK) -- When the highly infectious Mpox virus, formerly called Monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency in August of last year, more than 450 people were testing positive every day. With more than 30,000 cases and 28 deaths, many feared Mpox could become the next pandemic. The virus -- characterized by a painful
Experts said the successful control of Mpox was due largely to the rapid deployment of vaccines and treatments.
Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When the highly infectious Mpox virus, formerly called Monkeypox, was declared a public health emergency
Less than 60% of kids are vaccinated against polio in some NYC neighborhoods, including Williamsburg and other parts of Brooklyn, Department of Health data shows.
The public is pandemic-weary. But health officials are focused on rapidly emerging variants that could prove impervious to our vaccines and treatments.