Joe.My.God. LGBT News
New York City-based circuit party promoter Ric Sena, the creator of the popular and long-running Alegria events, announced online today that this Sunday’s “Sunrise” party, which was scheduled to run from noon until 10PM, has been canceled due to “growing concerns about the monkeypox outbreak.”
To my knowledge, this is the first event, gay or straight, that has been canceled due to monkeypox.
As I’ve previously reported, New York City’s monkeypox vaccine outreach has been plagued not just by the limited number of doses available but by repeated issues with appointment scheduling and overwhelmed websites.
The Associated Press has the latest:
To date, New York City has administered nearly 7,000 vaccinations, while thousands more have been waiting for their chance to get inoculated against the virus. Health officials said they were expecting 14,500 doses this week.
As of Wednesday, 336 people in New York City have tested positive for orthopoxvirus, a category of disease that includes smallpox. That’s a fourth more than the day before, according to city data. Officials said they were fairly certain that all of the new cases are likely monkeypox and that many more cases remain undiagnosed.
Learning from its experience with the rollout of COVID vaccines, Washington, D.C., is allowing residents to preregister for vaccination appointments. As many as 3,000 slots were to open sometime Thursday, officials said.
The website delivered error messages to many people because of “overwhelming traffic” as soon as it opened up to the public, the NYC Health Department said.
There are now no appointments available and “vaccine supply remains low.” https://t.co/jEQB9T6hQK
— Axios (@axios) July 14, 2022
