Large event pilot has been incredibly successful, 3300 shots were administered in new orleans, one thousand shots were administered at oakland pride and 4,000 shots were administered at black friday in atlanta, we were notified an additional 1500 doses in the days and events following charlotte pride last month bringing the total Vaccine Administration as part of the Pilot Program to nearly 11,000 doses. These efforts are reaching black and brown communities, top priority of this administration. By vaccinating thousands of people at high risk who might not otherwise have gotten a shot this program is working to advance equity and combat this outbreak. We continue to build on this work by making additional Vaccines Available for large and small equity interventions across the country which we will talk about more. Stepping back, we are seeing the impact of the administrations conference of strategy to combat monkeypox in the latest case trends and other promising data points. Case numbe
Infection rates for both COVID-19 and monkeypox (MPV) are trending down, but Washington Department of Health (DOH) officials urge further vaccination uptake as the cold and flu season draws near. They discussed both viruses during a media briefing on Thursday.