Fully Vaccinated NYCman says he's had covid 2 times, and that monkey pox....is alot worse

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A man who has monkeypox is sharing what it's like to recover from the virus.

CBS2's Lisa Rozner spoke to Matt Ford, who is still in isolation.

"I've had COVID twice. This was way worse," he said.



Ford says he's finally feeling better two weeks after noticing pimple-like marks the ended up being monkeypox lesions.

A few days later, he says he developed intense flu-like symptoms, but as those went away, he says, "More and more lesions were appearing ... And by far the worst part was the pain. I mean, to the point that I had to be prescribed narcotic painkillers just to be able to go to sleep."

He says it lasted up to 10 days and there were more than 25 lesions.


Ford tried getting medication for monkeypox but says red tape got in the way.

"It's cleared for smallpox but not specifically for monkeypox, so I have a lot of friends who tried to get it and were denied, myself included," Ford said.

There is a vaccine for monkeypox. Last week in New York, appointments filled up fast, but Thursday, Gov. Kathy Hochul said more than 8,000 new doses are on the way here.