The United States declared a public health emergency for monkeypox, which will allow it to disburse funds, collect data and mobilize more personnel in the fight against the disease, it was reported Thursday.
“We are prepared to take the response one step higher to address this virus, and we urge all Americans to take monkeypox seriously and take responsibility for helping us deal with this virus,” he said. the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerraaccording to the AFP agency.
With more than 4,900 infections, the United States concentrates more cases than any other country, with the states of New York and California leading the statistics.
The cities of New York and San Francisco had already declared their health emergency to speed up efforts to control the contagion.
Andrea Kim, Director of the Los Angeles County Vaccine Program, He said -already on July 30- that the city should receive “soon” a mobile immunization unit against monkeypox.
“The more steps we take to protect ourselves and our partners, the faster we will end this outbreak,” said Dan Wohlfeiler, who has worked in the prevention of HIV and sexually transmitted infections for more than three decades.
Wohlfeiler urged people to inform their partners as soon as they feel any symptoms, and to use the “lessons of Covid” to deal with the spread, temporarily creating bubbles within which information and protection prevail.
“This is another traumatic event for many of us. Hopefully access to vaccines will increase significantly in six to eight weeks,” Wohlfeiler added.
Health authorities promise another 786,000 doses, which would bring more than a million immunizers available in the United States.
