Monkeypox declared US health emergency as it continues to spread.
The emergency declaration also has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to seriously weigh a “dose-sparing” approach for Jynneos, the onlyapproved to protect against monkeypox, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf announced at Thursday's briefing.
But estimates suggest there are as many as 1.7 million people at the highest risk for contracting monkeypox right now, Walensky said.and gay and bisexual men, who constitute the “population we have been most focused on in terms of vaccination,” Walensky said. Such a move would require Becerra to make a second emergency declaration that would allow federal officials to expedite potential treatments andThe World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, its highest-level warning. Outbreaks have been confirmed in about 70 countries where the virus has not historically spread.
Officials also hope the declaration will put pressure on local jurisdictions to expand data sharing with the CDC, “so that we can have comprehensive and timely data available to inform public health decisions,” Walensky said.
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