California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency
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California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step.
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California health officials weighing monkeypox health emergency declaration
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California joins other states in declaring emergency over monkeypox
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California governor declares monkeypox state of emergency
(The Center Square) – California state health officials are not declaring a state of emergency due to the monkeypox outbreak in the Golden State but say they are closely monitoring
The declaration allows officials to mobilize personnel and cut through red tape to get ahead of a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that devastated San Francisco in the 1980s.
California officials are pressing for more vaccine and acting with "utmost urgency" to slow the spread of the monkeypox virus, but they have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city of San Francisco announced on Thursday, the state's public health officer said Friday.
California is "looking carefully" at declaring a public health emergency for monkeypox to combat the outbreak, the state's lead public health official said Friday.
California's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California over the spread of the monkeypox virus in order to "bolster the state's vaccination efforts."
California’s declaration comes after Illinois declared a public health emergency earlier Monday. New York declared a state disaster emergency late Friday.
In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a proclamation Monday, “declaring the monkeypox virus a public health emergency and declaring the state of Illinois a disaster area regarding the disease,” according to a press statement. Likewise, California Gov.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency to bolster California's monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide.
One day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state emergency over monkeypox and days after San Francisco declared its own, state public health officials said the city would receive double the amount of vaccines than previous allotments.
The first California case of the current outbreak of monkeypox was confirmed May 25. There are now more than 800 cases in the state, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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