The declaration allows the federal government to amp up its response to the virus without the usual regulatory barriers.
"I want to make an announcement today that I will be declaring a public health emergency," Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said in a call with reporters Thursday about the monkeypox outbreak.
"We're prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus."
Comment: A rather ominous statement in the new normal.
"We urge every American to take monkey pox seriously and to take responsibility and help us tackle this virus," he continued.
Comment: Every American? When it primarily affects gay men? And, at present, an extremely small minority of those.
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