As Cases Rise, Gov. Newsom Declares State of Emergency to Address Monkeypox

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🗓️ 4 August 2022

⏱️ 58 minutes

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California reported more than 1,100 probable or confirmed cases of monkeypox on Tuesday, a day after Governor Newsom declared a public health state of emergency to address the rapid spread of the disease in the state. Monkeypox, which spreads through close physical contact, has disproportionately affected gay and bisexual men, and LGBTQ activists are protesting the long wait times and limited availability of vaccines in many California counties. We’ll take your questions about monkeypox, the state response and how best to stay protected. Guests: Dr. Peter Chin-Hong M.D., Infectious Disease specialist, UCSF Medical Center Scott Wiener, California state senator, representing San Francisco Tom Temprano, political director, Equality California, an LGBTQ+ rights advocacy organization Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.8	California declared a state of emergency this week in the face of a growing monkeypox outbreak
1:34.3	to speed up and better coordinate the government response.
1:37.7	Los Angeles and San Francisco had already declared their own emergencies, as case numbers grew among men who have sex with men.
1:51.0	Monkeypox is far less contagious than COVID and rarely fatal, but can be painful and leave scars. With vaccines in short supply, we learn how best to stay protected and take your monkeypox questions.
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2:15.3	Welcome to Forum. I'm Mina Kim.
2:20.9	California now has more than 1,100 monkeypox cases, and it continues to disproportionately infect gay and bisexual men. That's despite having an effective vaccine and
2:27.6	medicine to treat monkeypox, the problem has been accessing them. Dr. Peter Chin Hong, infectious disease specialist at UCSF,
2:36.5	has been diagnosing and treating people with monkeypox, and joins us now to take your questions,
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