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For now, states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis, Biden administration officials said.

Riverside County, California, has reported its first pediatric case of MPX, in a child under 10 years old.

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is steering the U.S. monkeypox response. A month into the job, he sees signs of success, but there's still more to be done.

The White House says it’s optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working.

WASHINGTON — Public health officials are pressing the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency for monkeypox and say a lack of resources has forced clinics to ration vaccines and treatments, and even motivated some patients to head to Canada for monkeypox vaccines.

Illinois is the third state with most infections after reporting 520 cases, roughly 9 per cent of the 5,811 nationally

Public health officials are urging the administration to do more to address the monkeypox virus as clinics struggle to get vaccines.

President Joe Biden is set to name top officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as the White House coordinators to combat the growing monkeypox outbreak