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While the cases for monkeypox are low, the county will offer a vaccine clinic later this week.
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Onondaga County will hold a free monkeypox vaccine clinic Thursday.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul says COVID-19 rules will be eased for New York’s schoolchildren this year, and masks and social distancing will no longer be required. The governor and state health officials also gave an update on the spread of monkeypox, which for the first time has infected a child.
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This week, health officials address the county's first reported case of monkeypox. Meanwhile, more than a year’s worth of work by Syracuse’s redistricting commission comes under scrutiny.
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McMahon held a press conference in which he discussed the vaccine rollout and the public's risk to the disease.
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The Onondaga County Health Department reports that the patient who tested positive for monkeypox is in isolation and does not pose a risk to the public.
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Hochul is stepping up efforts against monkeypox, with a new supply of vaccines and intensified education efforts. With over 1,600 cases of the virus, New York has had a quarter of all the cases in the United States.
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Dr. Mary Bassett said while monkeypox is a concern, it's much harder to catch than COVID-19. She also said the state is working to increase the limited supply of vaccines for the disease.
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this executive order will help extend who can administer the vaccine, and requires providence of vaccine data to the state health department.
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Because New York State has been the hardest hit state by Monkeypox, they're now receiving the most vaccination does.