The nation’s monkeypox response is shifting from crisis mode to a more long-term approach as the Biden administration acknowledges that it will be impossible to eradicate the virus from the country anytime soon.
Long before the 2022 outbreak, monkeypox was a regular occurrence in a few Central and West African countries. With the U.S. now joining the ranks of countries where the virus is common, it is shifting its virus treatment and vaccination strategies.
“Domestic transmission in the United States is unlikely to be eliminated in the near future,” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged last month.
