San Diego County Supervisors Ratify State of Emergency on Monkeypox

San Diego County Supervisors Ratify State of Emergency on Monkeypox
Test tubes labeled "Monkeypox virus positive" are seen in this illustration taken on May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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SAN DIEGO—San Diego County supervisors unanimously ratified a state of emergency Aug. 9 in response to the monkeypox outbreak in an attempt to bolster vaccination efforts.

The ratification follows a state declaration last week and will need to be ratified again every 30 days, as needed. The state of emergency declaration will allow the county to seek state assistance and use public health infrastructure for testing, contact tracing, and case investigation.

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