Across the nation, health officials worry that the Monkeypox outbreak could become the country's second major public health disaster in as many years if we don't work faster to contain it.
“Given that gay and bi men and trans people are the most impacted, it’s sadly becoming clear that we are being left behind once again,” Scott Wiener, a prominent Democratic state lawmaker in California who represents San Francisco, said in a statement.California’s health department told Axios that it estimates needing up to 800,000 doses from the federal government — but so far received under 37,200.
during a town hall meeting last week. Appointments are so hard to come by that some residents go to neighboring counties for shots, reminiscent of the COVID-19 vaccine crunch.States' access to vaccines is limited because the federal government is only able to purchase doses fromin Denmark. States are able to request how many doses they want from the amount allocated to them.
of 2.5 million doses of the Jynneos vaccine to add to the national stockpile and said they would immediately release 131,000 doses.Benjamin of the American Public Health Association says if President Biden declares a public health emergency, it would allow the federal government to move funding quicker to states in desperate need.State of play:
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