The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the state's first case of monkeypox in a patient under the age of 18. FOX13
, a declaration that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among members of. It was the first time the chief of the U.N. health agency has taken such an action. Gov. Jay Inslee has also issued a directive to the DOH that outlines additional steps to address the rise in monkeypox cases.
The directive asked the Department of Health to take actions including conducting comprehensive public outreach and education within appropriate communities and ; prioritizing equitable distribution of existing treatments — including the limited supply of approved vaccine — and to monitor case counts and demographic data, among other measures.that I have read and agree
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