U.S. monkeypox outbreak could spiral out of control, experts say

　　China News Agency, Beijing, July 4. Comprehensive news: According to the US "Capitol Hill" report on July 3, a number of US experts warned that the slow response of the US government may lead to the monkeypox epidemic in the United States getting out of control.

　　According to the report, David Harvey, executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors (National Coalition of STD Directors), pointed out that, from the current point of view, the slow response of the US government to monkeypox and the poor early stage of the new crown epidemic The response has been the same—insufficient testing and a shortage of vaccines have allowed outbreaks to spread undetected.

　　Some experts believe that the U.S. government has not learned lessons from its failed response to the new crown epidemic.

Jon Andrus, a visiting professor at George Washington University in the United States, said that the United States has experienced many waves of new crown epidemics, but "every time is a little caught off guard", and the United States will continue to "repeat these mistakes."

　　Ashish Jha, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response task force, said recently that the U.S. government understands how monkeypox spreads and has effective testing methods and vaccines.

The U.S. government has previously announced that a total of more than 1 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be made available to select populations this year.

However, some U.S. officials revealed that the existing vaccine stocks in the United States are insufficient, and a considerable part needs to be transported from Denmark.

　　According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 1st of this month, 460 cases of monkeypox have been detected in the United States.

Experts say the figure is likely to be underestimated because many infected people simply do not have the opportunity to be tested.

　　Harvey pointed out that the U.S. government is "slow and bureaucratic" in providing easy access to tests, treatments and vaccines, which means that the monkeypox outbreak in the United States is not effectively controlled.

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