State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, was appointed chair of the California Legislature's new Senate Select Committee on Monkeypox, he announced Wednesday.
"Monkeypox is a public health emergency, and we need to do everything we can to contain the outbreak," Wiener said."We need to ensure California's response, at both the state and local level, is effective and adequately funded. Our community is depending on us to deliver."
Monkeypox, a viral infection, causes symptoms similar to smallpox, though milder and rarely deadly. Monkeypox can cause intense pain in those who get infected. Wiener criticized the lack of U.S. response early on, saying that the government should have"flooded impacted areas" with the Jynneos vaccine, an effective monkeypox vaccine that the U.S. has stockpiled.
Gay and bisexual men, those most at risk for infection, face a limited vaccine supply that has led to long wait times and difficulty in getting vaccinated.
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