BREAKING: The Biden administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, freeing up resources to respond to the virus, two sources tell NBCNews.
Monkeypox cases have topped 6,600 nationwide, but officials still hope they can control the outbreak with more vaccines and testingThe Biden administration plans to declare monkeypox a public health emergency as cases top 6,600 nationwide, two sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.
The news was first reported by Politico. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra is expected to discuss the plan Thursday afternoon in a briefing at 2:15 p.m. could facilitate access to emergency funds, allow the Biden administration to collect more data about cases and vaccinations, accelerate vaccine distribution and make it easier for doctors to prescribe treatment.last week. California and Illinois followed suit with emergency declarations Monday.
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