OPINION: Fight against monkeypox requires Congress to learn from COVID-19 and act fast on funding
Fox News contributor and Johns Hopkins University professor Dr. Marty Makary reports on the spread of Monkeypox nationwide and what can be done to contain it on 'The Story.'greatest public health crisis
in a century, the U.S. is facing another major public health emergency with the outbreak of monkeypox virus . America’s mayors are ready to spring into action to respond to the situation, just as we did with COVID-19, by working with the federal government to educate residents on preventing infection, help administer testing and distribute vaccines locally. What we’re missing – and what we need – is a well-funded and coordinated federal response to help us be effective in the role we play.
In this photo provided by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation, a person receives the Monkeypox vaccine at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation Monkeypox vaccine clinic in San Francisco. Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak.
To be clear, we are in a far better position with MPV than we were with COVID-19. We have effective treatment, vaccines, and a more thorough understanding of the virus and how it spreads. There is no reason we should be on our heels and scrambling for a program to contain this outbreak. We know what we need to do immediately: expedite the production and dissemination of vaccines and treatments, expand testing operations, and broadcast effective education campaigns.
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