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Volume 29, Number 11—November 2023
Dispatch

Racial and Socioeconomic Equity of Tecovirimat Treatment during the 2022 Mpox Emergency, New York, New York, USA

Maura K. Lash1Comments to Author , Ned H. Latham1, Pui Ying Chan, Mary M.K. Foote, Elizabeth A. Garcia, Matthew F. Silverstein, Marcia Wong, Mark Alexander, Karen A. Alroy, Lovedeep Bajaj, Kuan Chen, James Steele Howard, Lucretia E. Jones, Ellen H. Lee, Julian L. Watkins, and Tristan D. McPherson
Author affiliations: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Queens, New York, USA (M.K. Lash, N.H. Latham, P.Y. Chan, M.M.K. Foote, E.A. Garcia, M.F. Silverstein, M. Wong, M. Alexander, K.A. Alroy, L. Bajaj, K. Chen, J.S. Howard, L.E. Jones, E.H. Lee, J.L. Watkins, T.D. McPherson); Columbia University, New York, New York, USA (N.H. Latham)

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Comparisons of cumulative percentages of persons with mpox treated with tecovirimat during 2-week intervals in study of racial and socioeconomic equity of tecovirimat treatment during 2022 mpox emergency, New York City, New York, USA. Percentages of mpox cases diagnosed during May 19–October 29, 2022, are indicated. Treated persons who had no prescription date (n = 22) were not counted. A) Percentages according to race/ethnicity. B) Percentages according to neighborhood poverty level, defined as: low poverty, <10% of neighborhood population; medium, 10%–19.9%; high, 20%–29.9%; and very high, >30%.

Figure. Comparisons of cumulative percentages of persons with mpox treated with tecovirimat during 2-week intervals in study of racial and socioeconomic equity of tecovirimat treatment during 2022 mpox emergency, New York City, New York, USA. Percentages of mpox cases diagnosed during May 19–October 29, 2022, are indicated. Treated persons who had no prescription date (n = 22) were not counted. A) Percentages according to race/ethnicity. B) Percentages according to neighborhood poverty level, defined as: low poverty, <10% of neighborhood population; medium, 10%–19.9%; high, 20%–29.9%; and very high, >30%.

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1These first authors contributed equally to this article.

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