“The Biden administration plans to declare the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as soon as Thursday in an effort to galvanize awareness and unlock additional flexibility and funding to fight the virus’s spread,” the Washington Post reports.
U.S. to Declare Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency
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