Late last week, the California Department of Public Health reported it had distributed more than 51,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine to local public health departments. This followed public health emergency declarations by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Biden Administration. In his announcement, Newsom added that the spread of monkeypox must be slowed through “vaccines, treatment and outreach.” Health Sciences (Epidemiology) faculty Lawrence Chu was quoted in this article. Find Out More about Monkeypox.