DC Health identifies 350 monkeypox cases, shares data

D.C. Council members pushed the District’s well being division to publish a dashboard tracking monkeypox cases. On Wednesday, that data was made public, with the company reporting 350 circumstances within the District.

The health department’s latest data confirmed D.C. monkeypox circumstances have been primarily confirmed in males and other people of their early 30s. The tracker presently breaks down circumstances based mostly on gender id, race, ward and age.

As of Wednesday, 167 circumstances have been reported in these recognized as white and 128 circumstances amongst Black-identifying individuals. Wards 1 and a pair of reported probably the most circumstances.

The publication comes after eight council members penned a letter Monday to Dr. Sharon Lewis, the present director of the District’s well being division. Council member Elissa Silverman led the push to make the data public and counseled the company’s work.

“This is government working together for a shared goal: Keeping DC residents healthy & protected against monkeypox,” Silverman said in a tweet.

In the council members’ letter, they emphasised “broader communication to lower-risk residents” on the monkeypox virus, utilizing dashboards and different supplies.

“Many residents who are not considered at high risk for monkeypox are scared for themselves and for their children who will return to school later this month,” the members mentioned. “They do not feel they have sufficient information to know what their own risk is or how to protect themselves and their family members.”

Along with elevated communication, Council members Silverman, Charles Allen, Anita Bonds, Mary Cheh, Brianne Nadeau, Brooke Pinto, Robert White and Trayon White referred to as for equitable distribution of monkeypox vaccines.

“We are interested in learning more about how DC Health is applying lessons learned during COVID about communicating and distributing vaccines to the monkeypox situation,” the letter continued.

In addition, the members requested that DC Health present “data on vaccine distribution by ward and other relevant characteristics; an overview of current and planned outreach efforts, especially to those who are not on social media or have consistent/any access to the internet; and an explanation of the appointment scheduling process, especially how people with limited or no internet access are able to schedule appointments.”

The District’s present monkeypox data (as of Tuesday, Aug. 16) has been up to date on https://t.co/E6wFDQf4OH

The present MPX case depend in DC: 350

To see extra data on monkeypox within the District, go to https://t.co/g9FLwpHy6v pic.twitter.com/LfuTpUcQHV

— DC Health (@_DCHealth) August 17, 2022

The publication of the data comes as officers establish greater than 16,000 individuals vaccinated towards monkeypox, largely white males between 30 to 64 years previous.

The agency is offering the vaccine to anyone who lives, works or goes to a college or university in the District and has had a number of intercourse companions previously two weeks.

WTOP has reached out to D.C. Health for extra data on the tracker. 

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