WH To Boost MPX Vaccine Outreach At LGBTQ Events

The Hill reports:

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans to expand the response to the monkeypox outbreak by providing vaccinations and education at large LGBTQ-centered events around the country following a recent pilot program carried out in Charlotte, N.C.

Demetre Daskalakis [photo], deputy director for the White House’s national monkeypox response, stated during a briefing that the administration was aiming to make its response more “intentional and targeted.”

“Given the progress we’ve made toward making the tools available to end this outbreak, our vaccine strategy is to meet people where they seek services, care or community — especially in communities of color. We know that Prides and other large LGBTQI+ focused events can do just that,” Daskalakis said.

Read the full article. Last year Daskalakis was a grand marshal for New York City Pride.

“We are in an emergency, and I think everyone at the White House realizes that it’s an all-hands-on-deck moment,” says Dr. Demetre Daskalakis. https://t.co/ldAwMj0izv

— The Advocate (@TheAdvocateMag) August 12, 2022