Adams declares monkeypox state of emergency in New York

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NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency over monkeypox on Monday — a move that lets him suspend local laws to better manage the city\'s outbreak.“This order will bolster our existing efforts to educate, vaccinate, test, and treat as many New Yorkers as possible and ensure a whole-of-government response to this outbreak,” Adams said in a statement.The mayor’s emergency executive order comes after the city\'s health department declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Saturday. Under that city declaration, health commissioner Ashwin Vasan can issue orders amending the city’s health code to slow the spread of the virus.Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Friday, a move she said would pressure the federal government to send additional vaccines to the state.Adams’ order Monday builds on the city and state declarations and directs city agencies to “take all appropriate and necessary steps to preserve public safety and the health

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