Washington Times · Aug 4, 2022
Biden team declares monkeypox a public health emergency
FILE - Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022, in San Francisco. ...The Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency on Thursday, hoping to speed up vaccine distribution and corral the virus so it does not become a permanent fixture in the U.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said he made the decision because the government wants to raise awareness and deploy new tools in the face of a rising case tally.