Monkeypox: California governor declares state of emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox: California governor declares state of emergency

The Hindu  

California’s governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step. “We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk, and stand with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatisation,” Mr. Newsom said in a statement announcing his declaration. Move aids administration of vaccines Mr. Newsom’s proclamation allows emergency medical personnel to administer monkeypox vaccines that are approved by the federal government. So I think that’s another motivation to go out and get it.” Before making their own emergency declaration last week, San Francisco city officials were criticised for not responding rapidly enough to the outbreak. The city received about 4,000 doses on Friday, enabling it to restart vaccinations, and hopes to administer them by mid-week, said Dr. Lukejohn Day, chief medical officer at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.

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Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Why has California declared a state of emergency over bird flu?

Al Jazeera  

Cases of the H5N1 strain of bird flu are on the rise in humans in the US, with the first severe case reported in Louisiana this week. “CDC confirms first severe case of H5N1 Bird Flu in the US. Bird flu, or avian influenza, is a virus that typically spreads among birds but can also affect humans and other animals, …

California declares first statewide emergency over bird flu
3 weeks, 2 days ago

California declares first statewide emergency over bird flu

Politico  

But Newsom said the detection on Dec. 12 of the flu to cows in Southern California necessitated “a shift from regional containment to statewide monitoring and response.” This makes California the first state to issue such a sweeping declaration after Colorado announced a targeted emergency in one county, according to Newsom’s Deputy Communications Director Elana Ross. The CDC also on …

Newsom rescinds California’s COVID-19 state of emergency, marking an end to the pandemic era
1 year, 10 months ago

Newsom rescinds California’s COVID-19 state of emergency, marking an end to the pandemic era

LA Times  

Dec. 6. photo of shoppers, some wearing masks, some not, make their way along Santee Alley in Los Angeles. California’s COVID-19 state of emergency officially ends Tuesday, bringing a symbolic close to one of the most challenging chapters of state history and of Gov. “California is better prepared and that’s because we have a serious Legislature and the health ecosystem …

Coronavirus Today: Farewell to California’s state of emergency
1 year, 10 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Farewell to California’s state of emergency

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Feb. 28. “In a perfect world, that wouldn’t happen.” Newsom expressed confidence that the public’s health could be maintained without continuing the state of emergency. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said the mandate “saved Americans from countless infections, hospitalizations, and death.” Yet Texas, Florida and other states didn’t check to see whether …

State officials report frustrations with federal government over monkeypox vaccine rollout
2 years, 4 months ago

State officials report frustrations with federal government over monkeypox vaccine rollout

Daily Mail  

Poor logistics, planning and clunky systems have plagued America's monkeypox vaccine rollout, state level officials say - exacerbating the dire situation already created by the nation's shortage of the shots. According to most recent figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, federal officials have made 1.1 million jabs available to states and have delivered 600,000 to local heath …

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
2 years, 5 months ago

US declares public health emergency over monkeypox outbreak

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The federal government declared a public health emergency Thursday to bolster the response to the monkeypoxoutbreak that has infected more than 7,100 Americans. “It is a textbook case of a public health emergency,” Gostin said. Last week, the World Health Organization called monkeypox a public health emergency, with cases in more than 70 countries. The declaration of a …

Ron DeSantis says monkeypox emergency declarations are a scaremongering tactic
2 years, 5 months ago

Ron DeSantis says monkeypox emergency declarations are a scaremongering tactic

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has refused to declare an emergency …

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency

LA Times  

The Biden administration on Thursday declared the outbreak of monkeypox a national public health emergency in an effort to raise awareness and accelerate efforts to combat it. “We’re prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus,” …

US declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

US declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Al Jazeera  

More than 6,600 cases have been detected in the US as the Biden administration faces scrutiny on vaccine distribution. US public health officials have declared the spread of the monkeypox disease a public health emergency. The World Health Organization declared the spread of monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, the global health organisation’s highest level of alert, on …

White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency

NPR  

White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images The White House today declared monkeypox a public health emergency. A public health emergency can trigger grant funding and open up more resources for various aspects of a federal response. Some have been calling for a federal public health emergency saying …

Long Beach child infected with monkeypox as L.A. County declares local emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

Long Beach child infected with monkeypox as L.A. County declares local emergency

LA Times  

People line up to get monkeypox vaccines on July 21 at Eugene Obregon Park in Boyle Heights. A child in Long Beach has contracted monkeypox, health officials said hours after Los Angeles County leaders proclaimed a local emergency amid the spreading illness. “While news of a pediatric case may cause alarm, please remember that monkeypox is still rare, is much …

Biden taps FEMA and CDC officials to lead monkeypox response
2 years, 5 months ago

Biden taps FEMA and CDC officials to lead monkeypox response

LA Times  

President Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the growing monkeypox outbreak. The White House said Biden would announce Tuesday that he has tapped Robert Fenton, who helped lead FEMA’s mass COVID-19 vaccination effort as the agency’s …

California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak
2 years, 5 months ago

California and Illinois declare states of emergency over monkeypox outbreak

CNN  

CNN — The governors of California and Illinois declared states of emergency to bolster their monkeypox vaccination efforts as the virus spreads nationwide. California’s moveallows emergency medical services personnel throughout the state to administer FDA-approved monkeypox vaccines, expanding the pool of people able to inoculate residents against the virus even as a vaccine shortage persists. In mid-July, California’s health department …

Newsom declares a state of emergency over monkeypox outbreak
2 years, 5 months ago

Newsom declares a state of emergency over monkeypox outbreak

LA Times  

A man holds a sign urging increased access to the monkeypox vaccine during a protest in San Francisco in mid-July. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency in California over the spread of the monkeypox virus in order to “bolster the state’s vaccination efforts.” “California is working urgently across all levels of government to slow the spread of …

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Officials in New York City declared a public health emergency due to the spread of the monkeypox virus Saturday, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak. The declaration will allow officials to issue emergency orders under the city health code and amend code provisions to implement measures to help slow the spread. Kathy Hochul declared a …

New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread
2 years, 5 months ago

New York declares public health emergency as 'monkeypox' infections spread

India TV News  

Highlights Officials in the New York City declared a public health emergency on Saturday It is due to the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak As many as 1,50,000 city residents could be at risk of infection, said health officials Monkeypox news updates : Officials in the New York City declared a public …

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

New York City declares monkeypox a public health emergency

LA Times  

Officials in New York declared a public health emergency Saturday over the spread of the monkeypox virus, calling the city “the epicenter” of the outbreak. The declaration will allow officials to issue emergency orders under the city health code and amend provisions to implement measures to help slow the spread. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency declaration and the …

San Francisco declares emergency over monkeypox spread
2 years, 5 months ago

San Francisco declares emergency over monkeypox spread

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The mayor of San Francisco announced a state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases, allowing officials to cut through red tape and fight a public health crisis reminiscent of the AIDS epidemic that began devastating the city in the 1980s. “We can’t and won’t leave the LGBTQ community out to dry.” The city …

New York raises monkeypox alarm, San Francisco declares emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

New York raises monkeypox alarm, San Francisco declares emergency

Al Jazeera  

Authorities say the declarations will help authorities to mobilise resources. Meanwhile, in San Francisco, California, authorities declared monkeypox a “local public health emergency”. “San Francisco showed during COVID that early action is essential for protecting public health,” Breed said in a statement on Thursday. “We know that this virus impacts everyone equally – but we also know that those in …

Will California or Los Angeles declare monkeypox a public health emergency?
2 years, 5 months ago

Will California or Los Angeles declare monkeypox a public health emergency?

LA Times  

As monkeypox cases continue to rise across California, health officials said they are deploying additional resources to combat the outbreak, but they are not yet ready to declare a public health emergency. In Los Angeles County, where cases have surpassed 300, the Department of Public Health said Friday that it “continues to evaluate the increasing monkeypox outbreak … and whether …

Monkeypox: With no federal emergency declaration, San Francisco and New York sound alarm on outbreak
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox: With no federal emergency declaration, San Francisco and New York sound alarm on outbreak

CNN  

CNN — While federal officials weigh a nationwide public health emergency declaration around the monkeypox outbreak, San Francisco and New York state began sounding the alarm Thursday. San Francisco became the first major US city to declare a local health emergency on monkeypox in an effort to strengthen the city’s preparedness and response amid high demand for the vaccine. The …

San Francisco officials declare state of emergency as monkeypox spreads
2 years, 5 months ago

San Francisco officials declare state of emergency as monkeypox spreads

LA Times  

San Francisco officials declared a state of emergency Thursday as the number of monkeypox cases hit 281 and continued to spread across the city. “This is like deja vu that, once again, gay men are getting attacked and demonized and blamed as we get sick.” Dr. Susan Philip, the city’s public health officer, noted that 30% of California’s cases are …

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox ‘can be contained, absolutely’ in US, White House doctor says

The Independent  

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Monkeypox is spreading faster than the data about it, hindering mitigation efforts
2 years, 5 months ago

Monkeypox is spreading faster than the data about it, hindering mitigation efforts

CNN  

CNN — Two months after the United States’ first monkeypox case was confirmed, the total has risen to about 2,900. As the US battles another public health challenge amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Walensky said she is “struck” by “how little authority we at CDC have to receive the data.” “We very much want to get as much information and …

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency
2 years, 5 months ago

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency

NPR  

The WHO declares monkeypox a public health emergency Enlarge this image toggle caption Hollie Adams/Getty Images Hollie Adams/Getty Images The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency. "I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Issuing a Public Health Emergency …

California’s LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise
2 years, 5 months ago

California’s LGBTQ community feeling ignored, angry, confused as monkeypox cases rise

LA Times  

Antonio Palacios recovered from COVID-19 in early June, just in time for back-to-back weekends at Southern California’s largest Pride celebrations — in West Hollywood and Los Angeles — where he immersed himself in a community that, at times over the last two years, felt distant. “This should be a preventable public health crisis,” San Francisco City Supervisor Rafael Mandelman said …

As monkeypox hits California’s LGBTQ community, activists say not enough is being done
2 years, 6 months ago

As monkeypox hits California’s LGBTQ community, activists say not enough is being done

LA Times  

People lined up outside of a clinic in New York City last month to try to get the monkeypox vaccine. “Until about a couple of days ago, we only had 1,000 doses” of the Jynneos vaccine in L.A. County, said Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director. With the risk of monkeypox infection higher, Ferrer said people “attending large events …

Minnesotan contracts state’s first case of monkeypox
2 years, 6 months ago

Minnesotan contracts state’s first case of monkeypox

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota health officials say a Twin Cities adult has contracted the state’s first presumed case of monkeypox, a disease that has emerged in more than 50 countries and 26 U.S. states. The state public health lab identified the infection, a case which has been forwarded to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation. The World Health …

Democratic lawmakers block GOP effort to end California COVID-19 state of emergency
2 years, 9 months ago

Democratic lawmakers block GOP effort to end California COVID-19 state of emergency

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom listens before speaking at a news conference to unveil the next phase of California’s pandemic response in Fontana on Feb. 17. Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 state of emergency was blocked in the Democratic-controlled California Legislature on Tuesday. “The existing state of emergency proclaimed by the governor is absolutely important to ensure that the state can quickly and efficiently continue …

Newsom scales back some special pandemic rules, but not California’s state of emergency
2 years, 10 months ago

Newsom scales back some special pandemic rules, but not California’s state of emergency

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom on Friday rescinded a slate of COVID-19-related executive orders in response to signs of a subsiding pandemic, but did not end California’s nearly two-year-long state of emergency despite criticism from Republican lawmakers that he no longer needs its immense executive powers. Newsom administration officials said California’s COVID-19 state of emergency needs to stay in place, however, because it …

California moves to rescind dozens of emergency COVID-19 actions as reopening nears
3 years, 6 months ago

California moves to rescind dozens of emergency COVID-19 actions as reopening nears

LA Times  

Shoppers on South Catalina Avenue in the Riviera Village area of Redondo Beach last month. “It’s been a very challenging time for everybody, and I’m very encouraged that we are where we are.” California California COVID-19 plunges to new lows, fueling hope big reopening won’t bring new surge The state is now reporting an average of fewer than 1,000 new …

California governor won’t lift virus state of emergency
3 years, 7 months ago

California governor won’t lift virus state of emergency

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Most of California’s coronavirus restrictions on businesses and public gatherings will end June 15. Gavin Newsom said Friday that he’s not ready to give up the broad powers he has to impose those rules, saying he will keep a statewide state of emergency declaration in place. He has the power to do that under the California Emergency …

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