Monkeypox is now a national public health emergency in the U.S. – an epidemiologist explains what this means - The Conversation

Declaring monkeypox a national health emergency will allow the U.S. government to direct resources and funds where needed to help slow the spread of the virus.

After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency, friends and family started asking me, an infectious disease epidemiologist, if monkeypox is about to begin causing w… [+5543 chars]

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