LGBTQ+ Organizations Call on Congress to Urgently Approve Increased Funding to Address the Monkeypox Crisis In response to the nationwide MPX (monkeypox) public health emergency, President Biden requested that Congress allocate $4.5 billion in emergency funding, including $1.6 billion to strengthen vaccine manufacturing and hundreds of millions more to support state and local testing, vaccination, and [...]

COVID-19 Rate Remains High; COVID-19 and MPX Vaccines ContinueFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 29, 2022Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com **Los Angeles -- Today, St. John’s Community Health reported that monkeypox (MPX) rates continue to be low, with two new cases this week. The clinics are continuing to vaccinate up to [...]

MPX Rates Slow, COVID-19 Remains High; Vaccines Steadily ContinueFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 22, 2022Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com **Los Angeles -- Today, St. John’s Community Health reported that monkeypox (MPX) rates have slowed, with only 30 total confirmed cases so far at their clinics. The public health network attributes [...]

St. John’s to Begin Subvariant Booster Shots, Expand MPX Vaccine Hours in Crenshaw  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 8, 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** Los Angeles --  Today, St. John’s Community Health announced that to continue reaching Black and Latinx communities in need of the monkeypox (MPX) [...]

MPX and COVID-19 Rates Slow; Vaccinations Remain Steady FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 1 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** Los Angeles --  Today, St. John’s Community Health reported that monkeypox (MPX) vaccination rates remain high, with up to 450 people receiving a shot daily. To date, they’ve [...]

Monkeypox Vaccines: St. John’s to Continue Outreach at DTLA Pride  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 24 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** Los Angeles --  Today, St. John’s Community Health announced they are partnering with John Wesley Health Centers, Kedran Health Center, and Mens Health Foundation to administer [...]

Mpox Vaccines: St. John’s Increases Efforts to Reach Communities of Color FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 22 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** Los Angeles --  Today, to counter racial disparities among those who have received the monkeypox vaccine in Los Angeles – while more than half of [...]

St. John’s Ramps Up Monkeypox Vaccine Efforts, Calls for Prevention Strategies FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 18 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** Los Angeles --  This week, due to monkeypox vaccine supplies being quintupled by the new intradermal guidance, St. John’s Community Health is increasing their outreach [...]

$75 Mil Secured for Health Care Workers by Labor and Community Health Coalition  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** LOS ANGELES – Today, during National Health Care Center Week, St. John’s Community Health alongside immigrant and civil rights groups, community health centers, [...]

St. John’s Begins Monkeypox Vaccination; Reports 100 Young Children Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine Daily FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 21 2022 Contact: Cabot Petoia, clpetoia@gmail.com, 828-899-9239 ** To book an interview, contact clpetoia@gmail.com ** Los Angeles --  Today, St. John’s Community Health reported that their clinics are gearing up to begin administering yet another vaccine – monkeypox. [...]