The state has announced the move as US President Joe Biden prepares to name top officials who will serve as White House co-ordinators to combat the growing outbreak.
"The fact is that monkeypox is primarily spread by skin to skin contact and sharing objects like bedding or towels, without regard to sexual orientation or gender identity."
The type of monkeypox virus identified in this outbreak is rarely fatal, and people usually recover within weeks. But the lesions and blisters caused by the virus are painful, and they can prevent swallowing or bowel movements if in the throat or anus.San FranciscoMr Newsom's administration had said as recently as Friday that it was too soon for such a declaration.
The proclamation allows emergency medical personnel to administer monkeypox vaccines that are approved by the federal government. That is similar to a recent law that allows pharmacists to administer vaccines, Mr Newsom's administration said. It said the state's response is building on the steps developed during the coronavirus pandemic to set up vaccination clinics and make sure there is outreach to vulnerable populations in cooperation with local and community-based organisations.UK's 'most extreme' monkeypox case"We don't have any time to waste," Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger said in a statement.
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