Newsday: Monkeypox unlikely to be the next plague, health official says

YS Health Commissioner Mary T. Bassett, right, speaks to members of the Long Island Association in Melville Tuesday. Credit: Jeff Bachner

By James Madore
Updated May 24, 2022 8:04 pm

Monkeypox isn’t likely to become the next coronavirus-like plague, although the rising number of cases warrants further examination, the state health commissioner said on Tuesday.

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