New York declares monkeypox an 'imminent threat,' announces a boost in vaccine supply

New York declared the monkeypox virus an imminent threat to public health Thursday and announced a big boost in supply of the vaccine used to fight its spread.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said 80,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine are going to New York City, and an additional 30,000 to the rest of the state, courtesy of the federal government.

The hard-to-source vaccine doses will be distributed over the next four to six weeks.