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SACRAMENTO � Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of
emergency in California over the spread of the monkeypox virus
in order to �bolster the state�s vaccination efforts.�
�California is working urgently across all levels of government
to slow the spread of monkeypox, leveraging our robust testing,
contact tracing and community partnerships strengthened during
the pandemic to ensure that those most at risk are our focus for
vaccines, treatment and outreach,� Newsom said in statement.

Monkeypox is a rare disease similar to smallpox, though usually
milder. It is largely spreading among men who have sex with men
as well as transgender and nonbinary people, though health
officials warn that anyone can contract the virus through direct
contact with infectious sores, scabs or body fluids or by
touching clothing and bedding used by a person with the virus.

Nearly 800 cases have been confirmed in California, according to
the California Department of Public Health�s most recent data as
of Thursday. The state reported that 98.3% of those cases were
confirmed in men, the majority of whom identify as part of the
LGBTQ community.

The proclamation makes it easier for the state to coordinate its
response to the outbreak by ordering all state agencies to
follow the direction of the Office of Emergency Services and the
California Department of Public Health. The order also boosts
vaccination efforts by allowing EMS workers to administer
vaccines, which remain in short supply.

Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) and several other state
lawmakers sent a letter to Newsom and legislative leaders Monday
calling for an emergency budget appropriation of $38.5 million
to support local monkeypox testing, vaccination, treatment and
outreach for the first 90 days of the outbreak.

�The monkeypox outbreak is an emergency, and we need to use
every tool we have to control it,� Wiener said in a statement
after Newsom�s emergency declaration.

Newsom�s office said California has distributed more than 25,000
doses of the vaccine out of a total of 61,000 doses received to
date. That total does not include a separate allocation the
federal government directed to Los Angeles County.

The governor�s order said the state is �distributing its limited
supply of the vaccine to local health jurisdictions based on a
formula that considers current monkeypox cases and number of
high-risk individuals.�

Those eligible for the vaccine in L.A. County include anyone who
had direct contact with someone with monkeypox or attended a
high-exposure event. Also eligible under the county�s guidelines
are gay and bisexual men and transgender people who visited a
commercial sex venue or other venue where they had anonymous sex
or sex with multiple partners in the last three weeks, or who
were diagnosed with gonorrhea or early syphilis within the last
12 months or are taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis medicine.

The governor�s office said more than 30 facilities and providers
across the state are offering treatment for monkeypox, though
access to the antiviral prescription drug tecovirimat is also
limited.

�We�ll continue to work with the federal government to secure
more vaccines, raise awareness about reducing risk, and stand
with the LGBTQ community fighting stigmatization,� Newsom said.

Those infected by the virus initially have a fever, aches,
swollen lymph nodes, chills and exhaustion. Later they develop a
rash, usually starting on the face and then spreading, turning
into pus-filled sores before healing.

Monkeypox illnesses typically resolve within two to four weeks
but can cause severe pain, hospitalization, long-term symptoms
and, in rare cases, death.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger urged the county to
�draw down all the support available to accelerate the
distribution of vaccines and resources to those at risk and
suffering from this terrible disease� in response to the
governor�s order.

�I will work to ensure we�re doing so quickly and efficiently,�
Barger said in a statement. �We don�t have any time to waste.�

An investigation into the first case of monkeypox in California
in a person who traveled abroad began on May 21 and was
confirmed on May 25.

Under the 1970 California Emergency Services Act, the governor
has broad authority to respond during a state of emergency. The
governor can �make, amend, and rescind� state regulations and
suspend state statutes and has the power to redirect state funds
to help in an emergency � even funds appropriated by the
California Legislature for an entirely different purpose.

The California Supreme Court in 2021 upheld an appeals court
ruling that affirmed Newsom�s emergency powers. Two state
Republican lawmakers had challenged Newsom�s power after he
declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
arguing he had no right to issue an executive order requiring
ballots to be mailed to the state�s 22 million registered voters
before the Nov. 3, 2020, election.

The high court ruled the law was constitutional because it
required the governor to terminate a declared state of emergency
as soon as possible and also allows the Legislature to end it by
passing a joint resolution.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-08-01/newsom-
declares-a-state-of-emergency-due-to-monkeypox-outbreak