Monkeypox Declared Public Health Emergency in New York City

A health care worker prepares to administer a vaccine to a person for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Florida, on July 12, 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The New York City Department of Health has declared monkeypox a public health emergency as New York Gov. Kathy Hochul similarly issued a state of disaster declaration about the virus.

With the declaration on July 30, New York City is now the second U.S. city after San Francisco to issue such an order for the virus, which officials have said is mostly spreading among gay and bisexual males.