In an attempt to protect more New Yorkers, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced it's expanding eligibility for monkeypox vaccination by adopting a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) model by reaching those who may be exposed in the future
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Wednesday it is expanding the eligibility for monkeypox vaccination in an attempt to protect more New Yorkers.To date more than 130,000 first and second doses of the monkeypox vaccine have been administered.
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Wednesday it is expanding the eligibility for monkeypox vaccination by adopting a pre-exposure prophylaxis model by reaching people who may be exposed in the future -- all in an attempt to protect more New Yorkers.“As a community working closely together, we have radically reversed the trajectory of this virus,” NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said in a statement.