California Declares State of Emergency , Due to Monkeypox.
California Declares State of Emergency , Due to Monkeypox.
CA Governor Gavin Newsom (D) issued the declaration on Aug.
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California is working urgently across all levels of government to slow the spread of monkeypox, , Gavin Newsom, CA Governor (D), via 'The New York Times'.
... leveraging our robust testing, contact tracing and community partnerships strengthened during the pandemic .., Gavin Newsom, CA Governor (D), via 'The New York Times'.
... to ensure that those most at risk are our focus for vaccines, treatment and outreach, Gavin Newsom, CA Governor (D), via 'The New York Times'.
The city of San Francisco had already issued a similar declaration late last month.
In issuing the declaration, Newsom specifically mentioned the LGBTQ community and the growing stigma attached to the outbreak.
We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk and stand with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatization, Gavin Newsom, CA Governor (D), via 'The New York Times'.
In CA, monkeypox infection have continued to increase prompting growing calls for a sufficient public health response.
At the federal level, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra has also urged states to increase the level of response to the outbreak.
We don’t control public health in the 50 states, in the territories and in the tribal jurisdictions, Xavier Becerra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, via 'The New York Times'.
We rely on our partnership to work with them.
They need to work with us, Xavier Becerra, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, via 'The New York Times'.
Following IL and NY, .
Following IL and NY, .
CA is now the third U.S. state to declare a state of emergency due to monkeypox.
The three states represent close to half of the 6,000 reported cases of monkeypox in the U.S
