Update (August 4): The Biden administration today declared monkeypox a public health emergency, multiple outlets report.
As several US states and cities declare states of emergency over the monkeypox outbreak, President Joe Biden’s administration today (August 2) named two officials currently at federal agencies to coordinate the response to rising case numbers. The pair “will coordinate and manage response efforts across the White House and all Federal departments and agencies,” according to a White House statement about the appointments.
Robert Fenton, the new White House National Monkeypox Response Coordinator, currently serves as one of the Federal Emergency Management Administration’s (FEMA’s) regional administrators. He has in the past served as acting administrator of FEMA, and he oversaw the agency’s mass COVID-19 vaccination operations early in the Biden administration, according to the White House announcement.
Demetre Daskalakis, the new deputy coordinator, directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of ...
