More money, "surveillance" will fix it, right?-----The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say

The U.S. May Be Losing the Fight Against Monkeypox, Scientists Say

"...Yet the response in the United States has been sluggish and timid, reminiscent of the early days of the COVID pandemic, experts say, raising troubling questions about the nation’s preparedness for pandemic threats.

• The first cases of monkeypox were reported in May, but tests will not be readily available until sometime this month. 
• Vaccines will be in short supply for months longer. 
• Surveillance is spotty, and official case counts are likely a gross underestimate.

There are already at least 700 cases in the United States, but experts say the real number is likely to be much higher..."