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The risk of contracting monkeypox is still low in the U.S., but colleges are already seeing cases.
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Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.
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The governor says the declarations by California, New York and Illinois are only ways to “restrict people’s freedom.”
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The appointments come a day after California became the second state to declare a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the outbreak.
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Scientists call the name "discriminatory and stigmatizing." The World Health Organization agrees. But no progress has been made on finding a new name. And some say the name doesn't need changing.
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Orange County residents who have been exposed to the monkeypox will be able to make appointments to get the vaccine starting this week at the department of health.
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County health departments in Florida will use a three-phase plan to distribute the limited supply of vaccines to groups deemed high-risk.
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The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so far limited vaccine supplies.
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The announcement follows weeks of delays and growing criticism that American authorities have been too slow in deploying the shots.
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While the current monkeypox outbreak appears to mostly affect men who have sex with other men, others are still at risk. History and public health experts say it's dangerous to suggest otherwise.