U.S. declares monkeypox a public health emergency
The U.S. declared monkeypox a public health emergency, as the CDC reports 7,102 cases across 48 states.
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KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: The monkeypox outbreak has evolved rapidly and uniquely from prior outbreaks. It's a different dynamic than it was the last couple of times, because monkeypox has been here in this country before. We are meeting the moment across the country and what people need. That's why we have 80,000 capacity in testing. That's why we now have 1.1 million vaccines.
