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The declaration allows local health departments to access additional state reimbursement, after other federal and state funding sources are maximized, as they engage in response and prevention.
New York officials declared monkeypox an imminent threat to public health on Thursday as the number of cases in the Empire State surpassed 1,000, more than a third of the total number recorded across the United States.
Despite the problems with vaccine supply, federal officials said Thursday that the country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, amid worries that the U.S. has missed the window to contain the virus.
San Francisco's mayor said the city would declare a local public health emergency over the monkeypox virus as New York's health leader declared it an "imminent threat."