The White House says it’s optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus.
WASHINGTON — The White House said Wednesday it’s optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus,Promising to ramp up vaccination offerings at LGBTQ Pride festivals around the country in the coming weeks, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the deputy coordinator of the White House national monkeypox response, said more than 460,000 doses have been given.“Our goal is to control this outbreak in the U.S.,” Daskalakis said.
The number of infections is slowing after hitting a high of 870 cases in a single day on Aug. 22. But the decline has revealed deepening racial divides.While cases in white men have dropped in recent weeks, Black people are making up a growing percentage of infections —. In the early weeks of the monkeypox outbreak, Black people made up less than a quarter of reported cases.
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