"We’ll continue to work with the federal government to secure more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk, and stand with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatization," Newsom said in a statement Monday.
Following declarations from some states, the Biden administration announced a nationwide public health emergency on Thursday. The move could make it easier to access federal resources to combat both monkeypox's spread and the stigma against the community of men who have sex with men, who have been predominately impacted by the outbreak, officials say.
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