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Monkeypox is a Public Health Emergency in the U.S.
Published on: August 09, 2022.
About the Data Insights
The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency as the number of confirmed cases has increased to over 28,000 across 88 countries with more than 7,500 cases in the U.S. (as of August 8th, 2022). On August 4th, President Biden declared monkeypox a national public health emergency.
Citations
U.S. Monkeypox Case Trends Reported to CDC, Updated August 3, 2022
2022 Monkeypox Outbreak Global Map, CDC, Updated August 8, 2022
Monkeypox Vaccines, updated August 5, 2022