San Francisco Declares Health Emergency Around Monkeypox Outbreak… With More Vaccines Becoming Available Next Week
Latinx and LGBTQIA+ communities continue to be disproportionately affected by the zoonotic disease
As of publishing, the San Francisco Department of Public health (SFDPH) has reported 281 cases of either confirmed or suspected monkeypox infections — 20 cases more than were reported last week. This current case count (that now numbers in the hundreds) was amassed in less than two months since the first case of monkeypox was reported in San Francisco on June 3rd.
The worldwide outbreak of monkeypox, which the World Health Organization has recently declared a global health emergency, is estimated to have contaminated at least 16,000 people. Of those infections, five have proved fatal; all of these fatalities have occurred amongst unvaccinated individuals in African countries.
In San Francisco — a city that is only second to New York City re: monkeypox case numbers; the metropolis…
