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Statements from the Health Department

Statements issued in 2025 will be published here. See below for statements from previous years.

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2024

NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Tenure at the NYC Health Department (PDF, September 23)

Statement From NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan On World Health Organization Mpox Global Health Emergency (PDF, August 15)

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Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on New York State Medicaid Social Care Networks (PDF, August 8)

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Update On Respiratory Viruses From State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald and City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (January 8)

2023

Statement From the NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on the BA.2.86 COVID-19 Variant (PDF, August 29)

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NYC Health Department Statement on Air Quality (PDF, June 28)

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2022

Mpox Advocacy Letters and Mayor Statements

Letter to New York State Health Commissioner: Declaring Imminent Threat to Public Health (PDF, July 26)

Letter to World Health Organization: Renaming Monkeypox Virus (PDF, July 26)

Statement from Mayor Adams on Call With HHS Secretary Becerra and CDC Director Walensky on Monkeypox Outbreak (July 13)

Letter to President Biden: Vaccine Access (PDF, July 11)

Other Statements

NYC Health Department on Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments (PDF, July 15)

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Statement from the NYC Health Department on Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments (PDF, July 12)

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Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Supreme Court EPA Decision (PDF, June 30)

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Health Department Update on Monkeypox Vaccine (PDF, June 23)

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Health Department Update on Possible Monkeypox Cases in New York City (PDF, May 20)

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NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on NYC's Increased Risk Alert Level (PDF, May 17)

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NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on NYC Entering a New Risk Alert Level (PDF, May 2)

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Holiday Message from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (PDF, April 15)

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Statement from Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Beginning Tenure as 44th NYC Health Commissioner (PDF, March 15)

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2021

Statement from Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi on National Nurses Day (PDF, May 6)

Statement from Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi on the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) Vaccine (PDF, April 13)

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Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi on Receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine (PDF, March 12)

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Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi on Positive COVID Diagnosis (PDF, February 3)

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