Health & Fitness
San Francisco's Monkeypox Emergency Declaration Ending As Cases Dwindle
The declaration, which went into effect Aug. 1, came amid a rise in infections that peaked with 143 new MPX cases in San Francisco.
October 25, 2022
The San Francisco Department of Public Health announced Thursday that a public health emergency declaration for monkeypox (MPX) will end on Oct. 31 as cases have dropped to less than one per day.
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The declaration, which went into effect Aug. 1, came amid a rise in infections that peaked with 143 new MPX cases in San Francisco in the week starting July 24, according to city public health officials.
The city has also been ramping up its vaccinations against MPX to stop the spread of the virus, with more than 27,000 San Franciscans now having received the Jynneos vaccine.
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