San Francisco's mayor and public health officials declared a local emergency as cases increase.
“We need to be prepared and this declaration will allow us to serve the city better,” San Francisco Director of Health Dr. Grant Colfax said in a news release. “Our COVID-19 response has taught us that it is imperative that we mobilize city resources. The declaration helps us ensure we have all the tools available to augment our outreach, testing and treatment, especially to the LGBTQ+ who remain at highest risk for Monkeypox.
”said on Twitter that this is the right thing to do."And with this emergency declaration, Public Health Emergency Leave — the law I wrote expanding paid leave for public health emergencies — will now cover monkeypox in addition to COVID-19 when it takes effect on Oct. 1st," wrote Mar, in regards to theSan Francisco now has 141 diagnosed monkeypox cases, more than most states. We need more vaccines to protect our LGBTQ community which is at higher risk, and to slow the spread.
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