Activists in San Francisco are calling on local health authorities for more testing, treatment and vaccines amid the monkeypox outbreak in a rally planned on Monday.
They say federal and state declarations are the first step to minimizing red tape barriers, but they want to see more action to address the issue immediately.
"This declaration by President Biden will be helpful in opening up some resources but also allowing for faster approval of medication as well as new, better kinds of testing," Wiener said."So, this will definitely be a good step in fighting this outbreak." "I think it may be a little bit late but better late than never. I think it will have a significant impact," he said."Until there's a national public health emergency, states and public health jurisdictions are not obligated to share data with the CDC. We need to know what's going on, otherwise it's like walking around with Vaseline or cataracts in our eyes."
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