New York City is touting the fact it has opened the nation’s first clinic offering the monkeypox vaccine.
The demand from the gay community was so great that the clinic was overwhelmed by demand just ahead of the NYC Gay Pride Parade.
New York City officials have come under fire for a botched rollout of moneypox [sic] vaccines for at-risk gay and bisexual men just two days before Pride — amid fears festivities for the annual event will trigger a surge in cases.Thirty cases of the rash-causing virus have already been been detected in the Big Apple, with almost all among men who have sex with men.In an attempt to stem cases, the city’s Department of Health began rolling out vaccines at a walk-in center for gay or bisexual men who had multiple sexual partners over the last two weeks.But after a line more than 100 men-long formed within hours, the city was forced to suspend the offer.Critics say the jab should have been rolled out sooner, as even the lucky few who did receive a shot Thursday will not be fully protected from monkeypox for at least two weeks — too late for this weekend’s festivities.
The clinic is trying to control crowds by making those wanting vaccinations make appointments.
Demand for the vaccine was so high that the city had to restrict vaccinations to those with appointments. The city had 1,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine, but is working with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to get more doses, CBS News said.”The demand we’re seeing today is further proof of how proactive the LGBTQ+ community — and all New Yorkers — are when it comes to their health and seeking healthcare,” New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said in a statement Thursday.”New York City is among the first in the nation to offer monkeypox vaccinations and, as of this afternoon, all available appointments are booked through Monday,” Vasan said. “We hope to make more appointments available soon. We are in talks with the CDC to obtain more doses and are looking into how we can boost our capacity citywide.”
I will also note that there were pride parades all across the country this weekend.
The annual marches in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and elsewhere took place just two days after one conservative justice on the Supreme Court signaled, in a ruling on abortion, that the court should reconsider the right to same-sex marriage recognized in 2015.“We’re here to make a statement,” said 31-year-old Mercedes Sharpe, who traveled to Manhattan from Massachusetts. “I think it’s about making a point, rather than all the other years like how we normally celebrate it. This one’s really gonna stand out. I think a lot of angry people, not even just women, angry men, angry women.”Thousands of people — many decked in pride colors — lined the parade route through Manhattan, cheering as floats and marchers passed by. Organizers announced this weekend that a Planned Parenthood contingent would be at the front of the parade.
I predict that in addition to indulging in leftist hysteria over the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe V. Wade, some participants in these parades are likely to indulge in behaviors that will lead to a spike in American monkeypox cases.
The incubation period for monkeypox is 1-2 weeks. I will look at the case numbers in 14 days and see if my projection holds. If it does, expect another round of pandemic hysteria from our press.
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