Monkeypox outbreak declared a US public health emergency

August 5, 2022 compassq 5 THINGS TO KNOW, HEALTH, LIFESTYLES, NEWS, US NEWS Comments Off on Monkeypox outbreak declared a US public health emergency
Workers sit outside of D.C. Health's first monkeypox vaccination clinic, which is administering the first Jynneos vaccine doses distributed in the U.S. capital, in Washington, U.S., June 28, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Gavino Gara)

The United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, the health secretary said on Thursday, a move expected to free up additional funding and tools to fight the disease.

The U.S. tally topped 6,600 on Wednesday, almost all of…