Pandemic fatigue.  Stigma.  Two troubling trends had settled in as a result of COVID-19.

But, the medical community and vulnerable populations would soon have another health crisis to contend with, in Summer 2022.

By early June, the warnings were emerging:  “Monkeypox is spreading around the world.”

Within a matter of weeks, if not days, Bay Area health officials were sounding the alarm – several alarms, in fact.  Awareness was limited.  Vaccine supplies were even more severely limited.  An, a narrative was developing that unfairly and unjustly further stigmatized gay and bisexual men.

To be sure, this was a global health emergency.  But, it hit particularly close to home in the Bay Area.  We quickly recognized the scope and significance of this story, and dedicated robust resources to our continuing coverage when Another Health Crisis Emerged.

Supplemental links:

https://www.audacy.com/kcbsradio/news/world/monkeypox-cases-are-on-the-rise-whats-causing-the-spread

https://www.audacy.com/kcbsradio/topic/monkeypox

Another Health Crisis Emerges

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