
NYC monkeypox numbers are 'definitively' not the full picture, health official says
CNN
New York City's monkeypox case numbers don't show the full picture of how bad the outbreak is, and demand for vaccines in the city is outstripping supply, city Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said Tuesday.
When asked on CNN whether he thought the current numbers reflect the full picture, Vasan replied, "I think we can say definitively it's not. And that's because only now are we seeing clinical testing starting to ramp up."
Vasan said officials were encouraged that there are now five commercial labs partnered with the federal government to significantly expand capacity to ensure that doctors can order tests and get results quickly.

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