Committee on Health and Human Relations
Chicago City Council
Monday, Aug. 8, 2022
1:00 p.m. — 3:00 p.m. CDT
Remote
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Reporting
Edited and summarized by the Chicago - IL Documenters Team
Monkeypox virus and vaccines, Public health messaging
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10:23 PM Aug 9, 2022 CDT
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1) Approval of July Monthly Rule 45 Report (i.e. meeting minutes) for the Committee on Health & Human Relations
2) Subject Matter Hearing to provide an update on the City's actions in response to Monkeypox vaccination. https://t.co/5rYJ3NGuBu
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Also of note: this is the last committee meeting to be attended by @AldermanSmith43 before she steps down from her current role.
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- A DNA virus of the Orthopox genus (not new, no relation to COVID)
- Historically animal-to-human zoonotic transmission by African rodents attributed solely to international travel or animal trade; virtually no cases in the US in years prior https://t.co/XmN3zk719N
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- Symptoms involve papular rashes or sores anywhere on the body ± flu-like symptoms
- Anyone is at risk, but early transmission has been primarily in the MSM & LGBTQ communities
- Prevent spread via avoiding contact w/ those infected https://t.co/rgenBJl8kA
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Agency Information
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago and consists of the Mayor and Aldermen elected from each of the City’s fifty wards. Source
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See also: “What to Expect at a Meeting of Chicago’s City Council” via the Better Government Association.
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