New York City officials hold monkeypox town hall, lament lack of vaccine doses

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New York City officials hold monkeypox town hall, lament lack of vaccine doses
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Concerned Bronx residents say while government tries to work out supply problems, they expect more outreach.

In addition to the supply issues, Grace Detrevarah, with Osborne Association, said,"I'm more concerned about the outreach."

New York City Council's LGBTQ caucus introduces legislation calling for increased monkeypox vaccine availability"More collective information sessions like this so that way the same information is getting out to the community as a whole and people aren't confused," Rivera said.Confusing some, the CDC updated its monkeypox guidance to include dogs and animals that can catch the virus. This after a dog in France was suspected of contracting the disease from its owners.

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