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Monkeypox surges in NYC and new data reveals the gay men most at risk

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Related: Gay man with monkeypox reveals symptoms and lesions in viral videoThe city has around 7,000 two-shot vaccine doses to give out.

Many of these have already been administered, with a further 14,500 due from the federal government by the end of this week.

The city is prioritizing men who have sex with men who have had multiple sex partners in recent months.On Monday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams wrote to President Biden, saying there is an “urgent and unmet demand” in the city for the monkeypox vaccine.

He said the city needed far more than the 14,500 shots already promised.Adams also urged the Biden administration to re-think how many vaccines should be allocated for first and second doses.

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