U.S. officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency
NBCMAY 2022
Biden Admin Declares Monkeypox a 'Public Health Emergency'
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The Spin
Democratic narrative
The Biden administration is making a course correction as monkeypox figures increase. There's still a chance that we can contain this outbreak, and it all boils down to if the public health sector will be adequately funded and coordinated. The White House has acknowledged this and is adjusting to an epidemiological threat using well-established tools.
Republican narrative
First, we had COVID alarmism, and now there's monkeypox alarmism. Why would we conflate mitigation measures for these two diseases, as some "experts" have, even if they have very different modes of transmission? Let's be wary of those who talk about "raising the alarm" - there are hidden agendas here.