Public health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes about Africa and abets stigmatization that can prevent people from seeking care. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Smallpox”
Why Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage May Threaten the Immunocompromised
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
People with H.I.V. and other immune-system problems may need the full two-dose regimen, researchers say. But the shots, particularly second doses, are hard to come by. Source: New York Times
How the U.S. Let 20 Million Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Expire
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
At the start of the monkeypox outbreak the U.S. stockpile contained just 2,400 doses of vaccine, a far cry from the more than 20 million it once held. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Spread in New York, 300,000 Vaccine Doses Sat in Denmark
By Gotham Rex on July 25, 2022
The federal government adopted a wait-and-see response to the monkeypox outbreak, calling for more vaccines to be delivered only after cases were growing exponentially. Source: New York Times
Monkeypox Can Be Airborne, Too
By Gotham Rex on June 7, 2022
An abrupt change in C.D.C. guidance underscores a little-known phenomenon: On occasion, monkeypox can be transmitted through aerosols, similar to the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2022
As the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness. Source: New York Times
Who Is Protected Against Monkeypox?
By Gotham Rex on May 26, 2022
Older people who received smallpox vaccinations may yet have some immunity, researchers say. Healthy children and adults generally do not become severely ill. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. Source: New York Times
How to Survive a Plague, Part 2
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2021
The resistance to Covid vaccinations is eerily familiar to those who lived through the early days of the AIDS crisis. Source: New York Times
Yes, Parking in New York Has Gotten Worse
By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021
A convenient spot was never easy to find, but an increase in car ownership and a decrease in available spaces have some drivers desperate. Source: New York Times