. >> reporter: in the palm of his hands, christopher vasquez shows me the alarm he and others feel through text messages about monkeypox, phone to phone. >> nobody knows what is going on. the information is not found easily. >> reporter: vasquez tells me knowing monkeypox is spreading, knowing a vaccine is needed, and not knowing where to get it, there is fear. >> cases double around the country with gay men, specifically. it is terrifying for a lot of people. >> reporter: today, he is walking his dog, having had his first of two shots to be protected against the virus that leaves people with terrible sores and flulike symptoms. where he lives, his friends are foregoing handshakes. watch this. >> i understand. we're actually doing a -- >> i don't want the monkeypox. >> -- word of mouth. gay men are watching out for ea sprding as much information as they can. >> reporter: today, senator scott wiener put out a statement on twitter, saying we have no time to spare in stopping the spread. >> if we don't get ahead of this virus and contain it, it's not just going to be affecting gay and bi men.

. >> reporter: going into the weekend christopher vasquez said while he's proud the l gbtq community is getting more information out, it shouldn't fall on gay shoulders to do jobs health didn't should be doing. >> we shouldn't have to do this on our own. we're being failed by our federal, state, local health authorities again. >> and to find out who's eligible for a monkeypox vaccine, go to our website. >> house democrats are set to vote on a pair of bills to protect abortion access. one pro tickets women who need to travel to get an abortion. they don't have enough support to overcome the filibuster threshold. >> we're demanding that the federal government do something to legalize abortion now. that waiting until november is not enough. >> reporter: demonstrators took to the streets across the country and here in the bay area. it comes after president biden signed an executive order on friday and expands the right to travel out of state to get an abortion, however, some experts say the order is just too vague and lacks teeth. today the president said there's little else he can do. >