NYC Activists Press Schumer On Access To MPX Med

Gothamist reports:

LGBTQ+ activists gathered outside Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office in Manhattan on Sunday to demand better access to monkeypox testing and vaccines from the federal government.

Organizers with ACT UP New York, PrEP4All and members of the queer community that have been impacted by the monkeypox outbreak called for or an emergency use authorization of the tecovirimat, or Tpoxx vaccine, an investment in new testing that detects the virus before skin lesions appear and more educational outreach to all communities.

Medical providers in New York have called on the Biden administration to remove barriers to the antiviral to monkeypox known as Tpoxx, which aims to stop the virus from progressing once a person has already been infected – versus other vaccines typically used as a preventative measure.

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Organizers called for or an emergency use authorization of the tecovirimat, or Tpoxx vaccine, an investment in new testing that detects the virus before skin lesions appear and more educational outreach to all communities.https://t.co/XDEQTalN2t

— Gothamist (@Gothamist) August 14, 2022

@actupny & @PrEP4AllNow at @SenChuckShoemer pic.twitter.com/DBgfLn9uWb

— ACT UP NY (@actupny) August 14, 2022