The United States declares a national health emergency for monkeypox

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The

declared this Thursday a

due to the outbreak of monkeypox in the country, in which thousands of infections have already been registered, although, for the moment, no deaths.

explained Thursday

in a call with reporters.

The declaration will allow national agencies to access emergency funds and will facilitate the management of vaccines and treatments for the disease.

It will also promote awareness and information efforts that, according to the authorities, are essential to contain the infections, which are advancing rapidly in the country.

"We encourage all Americans to take monkeypox seriously and take responsibility to help us deal with this virus," the health secretary added.

Earlier this week, the

announced the creation of a response group to deal with the spread of monkeypox, after being criticized for being slow to buy vaccines and treatments.

Last week, the health authorities announced that

against the disease would be made available to the states in the coming days, of which 600,000 have already been delivered, Becerra announced.

In addition, they expect to receive another 150,000 doses in September, and additional vaccines in October and November.

The country currently registers

monkeypox infections, a figure much higher than the 4,600 registered last week.

The declaration of a national emergency will also force states to share health information about monkeypox with federal authorities, which will speed up the response to the emergency, explained the director of the

The

already declared an international health emergency due to the outbreak two weeks ago, after more than 16,000 cases have been detected in 75 countries, many of them European, and some deaths.

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