Pride returns this year, doctor says risk of monkeypox is 'categorically low'

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's been two years since Pride last happened in Austin. Although there's a tremendous amount of excitement surrounding the return of Pride, it also comes at a time when the City of Austin and Travis County have declared monkeypox a public health emergency.
The Pride parade will happen Thursday and as Dr. Michael Stefanowicz, the sexual health programs associate director for CommUnity Care notes, "from a health equity perspective, this virus is disproportionately impacting gay a