International / International / By: Staff NotiGape
Published: July 30, 2022 | 1:45 PM
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California officials are pushing for more vaccines and to act with “the utmost urgency” to slow the spread of the monkeypox virus, but have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city announced Thursday. of San Francisco, said yesterday the person in charge of public health of the State.
Dr. Tomás Aragón, director of the California Department of Public Health, said they are focused on providing accurate information to the public and doing more testing.
He said he is taking advantage of ties forged with local health offices and clinics during the coronavirus pandemic to quickly distribute vaccines.
“We are carefully analyzing to decide if it is necessary to make an official emergency declaration,” he told a news conference.
At the moment, the state is “mobilizing the tremendous resources and infrastructure we built for COVID, and using them now against monkeypox.”
The monkeypox virus, or monkeypox, is spread through prolonged and close skin-to-skin contact, including hugging, cuddling, and kissing, as well as by sharing bedding, towels, and clothing.
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