Monkeypox – the viral disease has spread around the globe in recent months and has found its way to New York. The state has the most cases in the United States as of July 24.

With cases on the rise, an effort has begun to get people vaccinated.

Councilmember Lynn Schulman, the council’s chair of the committee on health, joins News 12’s Kurt Semder to discuss all things monkeypox, including measures being taken to fight its spread and it’s impact on the LGBTQ+ community.