Some are asking: 'Would monkeypox have received a stronger response if it were not primarily affecting queer folks?'
When cases began appearing in Los Angeles County last month, only about 1,000 vaccines from the federal government had arrived, a shortage Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer called “distressing.” Many of those infected had then beenCurrently, about 24,000 doses have made their way to L.A. County. The additions are welcome improvements but still far short of what experts say is needed to adequately respond to the virus. Dr.
“Would monkeypox have received a stronger response if it were not primarily affecting queer folks?” he asked.Gay, bisexual and transgender communities fear a repeat of the AIDS-era indifference that left too many without care. Palacios — who was among the first 30 confirmed monkeypox cases in L.A. County — has since recovered from a relatively mild bout.
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