Board of Supervisors to Ratify Local Monkeypox Emergency

A woman holds a mock-up vial labeled "Monkeypox vaccine" and medical syringe on May 25, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set Aug. 2 to ratify a local emergency declaration in response to the monkeypox outbreak.

Board Chair Holly Mitchell issued a proclamation late Aug. 1 declaring the emergency in Los Angeles County, where 400 monkeypox cases have been identified so far—nearly double the amount from a week ago.