Overseas network, August 19 - according to the CBS report on August 18, the monkeypox epidemic in the United States continues to spread, and the current confirmed cases have increased to more than 14000, including 12 children.
According to the data of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of the 18th, 14115 confirmed cases of monkeypox were found in the United States, an increase of more than 30% over the previous week. In addition, the number of monkeypox cases in children has also started to rise, and at least 12 children have been infected. Experts say that the most likely source of monkeypox virus exposure for American children is their guardian.
Under such circumstances, the White House said that it would significantly increase the supply of monkeypox vaccine in the country. At the press conference on the 18th, wallensky, director of the US Center for Disease Control and prevention, said that the government was still studying the efficacy of the vaccines. "We are learning about the effects of these vaccines on monkeypox and the current epidemic situation. Although we expect that the vaccines can provide protection, it is still important to reduce or avoid increasing the risk of exposure to monkeypox virus."
The US Department of health and Human Services announced on August 4 that the monkeypox epidemic was a public health emergency in the country. Many experts questioned and criticized the federal government's anti epidemic measures, saying that the government did not take prompt action to deal with the expanding epidemic in China. Health officials in several states in the United States recently criticized the US government for its ineffective response to the monkeypox epidemic because of frequent problems in the monkeypox vaccine distribution system and people's delay in getting vaccinated.