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White House
  • An emergency declaration frees up resources to help fight the monkeypox outbreak. There are currently more than 6,600 cases in the U.S.
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    White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency
    Will Stone, Jane Greenhalgh
    Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.