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Racial Disparities Have Marked the Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout

New York City has released new data showing that Black men have received far fewer monkeypox vaccines than their share of the at-risk population.

The detection of the virus in the city’s sewage suggests it is circulating there, Health Department officials said.

New York City is letting down its residents by nixing swimming lessons.

Be aware but don’t panic, say health officials and advocates as cases of the disease tick upward in New York and around the country.

The city will reach a yellow, or medium, risk level if new cases surpass 200 a week for every 100,000 residents. Here’s what that would mean.