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New York Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett declared monkeypox an imminent threat to public health on Thursday. There were 1,341 confirmed orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases in the state as of Thursday, according to the Health Department. Most of the cases are in New York City.

ABC News medical contributor Dr. Mark Abdelmalek discusses the precautions Americans should take to curb the spread of monkeypox.

San Francisco declares monkeypox a state of emergency.

A top California health official said Friday that the state is using infrastructure from the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to rising monkeypox cases and expects an additional 72,000 doses of vaccine from the federal government soon. He said that officials are considering whether to declare a state of emergency related to monkeypox, as some lawmakers have called for the state to do.

On the heels of San Francisco’s mayor declaring a local public health emergency over monkeypox, there’s concern that a big party weekend could end up spreading the virus even more. Sergio Quintana reports.

Late Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency as monkeypox cases continue to soar. The governor says more than a quarter of the country's cases are right here in New York and more vaccines and testing are on the way. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.

"Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a 'disaster emergency' in the State of New York in response to the monkeypox outbreak. Marcus Solis has the latest details. "

Hochul said this will allow the state to respond promptly and strengthen the ongoing efforts to confront monkeypox, as nearly 1,400 cases were reported in New York on Friday.

Dr. Shalika Katugaha, System Medical Director for Infectious Disease Specialists, joins us to discuss the current spread of monkeypox and who is at risk.

New York’s governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency over the growing spread of monkeypox. The CDC says New York has recorded the most cases of the virus nationwide.

The governor said more than 25 percent of the cases nationwide are in New York, mostly in New York City, CBS2's Astrid Martinez reports.

One day after Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency in response to the monkeypox outbreak​, there are still questions about vaccine availability. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.

"New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a disaster emergency in New York as officials try to stop the spread of monkeypox. "

Health experts are warning that monkeypox could pose a problem for college students across the U.S. that are returning back to school.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency Friday in response to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak in New York. The order allows the state to respond more quickly to the outbreak and allows health care professionals to take additional steps that will help get more New Yorkers vaccinated.

New York is now the second major city after San Francisco to declare a health emergency over the monkeypox virus. It comes as nearly 1,300 people have tested positive across the five boroughs, and the city's health department says there are likely more undiagnosed cases. CBS2's Alecia Reid reports.

The New York City Health Department declared monkeypox a Public Health Emergency on Saturday. Josh Einiger has the details.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the global monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

Monkeypox was declared a public health emergency in New York City Saturday, where it has become the epicenter of the outbreak in the United States.

New York City is the latest to declare a public emergency.

More than 5,000 cases of the virus have been reported in the U.S.

New York City declared monkeypox a public-health emergency, allowing for new measures to be put in place to help slow the spread of the virus.

Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak.

Officials are calling the city the epicenter of the monkeypox outbreak in the country.

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