According to information acquired by The Washington Post, the Biden administration estimates it may need to spend $7 billion in response to monkeypox outbreaks in the United States. SCOOP: U.S. may need $7 billion to mount full-fledged monkeypox fight, per internal Biden administration estimates obtained by The Post. This early legislation approved $8.3 billion in funding for national COVID-19 response efforts. As Townhall reported, California state Sen. Scott Wiener is very concerned about the federal response to monkeypox, especially since San Francisco is seeing higher infection rates than most places. It’s time for California & San Francisco to declare a state of emergency on monkeypox.

Source: Washington Post July 27, 2022 19:34 UTC