Santa Clara County Monkeypox Cases Grow To 39; Awaiting 700 Doses Of Vaccine

CBS San Francisco

July 28, 2022

Santa Clara health officials announced Wednesday they were expecting the arrival of more than 700 doses of monkeypox vaccine as the number of cases in the county has grown to 39.

County health director Dr. Sara Cody told reporters at a Wednesday news conference that infections remain rare, but the increasing number of cases is of concern.

"We are of course concerned about those with monkeypox, but their contacts," she said. "We want to do everything that we can with all the tools that we have to prevent further infection. The infection is still rare and we would like to keep it that way."

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