NYC Reports “Significant Progress” On Monkeypox

Gothamist reports:

New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said on Wednesday that significant progress had been made in containing the spread of monkeypox, as cases have continued to drop since late this summer.

“We have turned a corner that I hope indicates that we now have the upper hand on this outbreak,” Vasan said in a briefing on COVID-19, polio, and monkeypox, the city’s three ongoing public health crises.

But Vasan said “we cannot yet declare victory,” even though recorded cases have declined from a peak of 70 each day in early August to fewer than 10 last week.

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