Statements and Letters
Statements from the Health Department
Statements issued in 2025 will be published here. See below for statements from previous years.
Statements Archive
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)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on New York State Medicaid Social Care Networks (PDF, August 8)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - 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)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - NYC Health Department Statement on Air Quality (PDF, June 28)
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2022
- 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)
- NYC Health Department on Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments (PDF, July 15)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Statement from the NYC Health Department on Monkeypox Vaccine Appointments (PDF, July 12)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Supreme Court EPA Decision (PDF, June 30)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Health Department Update on Monkeypox Vaccine (PDF, June 23)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Health Department Update on Possible Monkeypox Cases in New York City (PDF, May 20)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on NYC's Increased Risk Alert Level (PDF, May 17)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan on NYC Entering a New Risk Alert Level (PDF, May 2)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Holiday Message from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan (PDF, April 15)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Statement from Dr. Ashwin Vasan on Beginning Tenure as 44th NYC Health Commissioner (PDF, March 15)
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Mpox Advocacy Letters and Mayor Statements
Other Statements
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)
Other Languages: Español | 繁體中文 - Statement from NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi on Positive COVID Diagnosis (PDF, February 3)
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