SF Mayor London Breed Declares Public Health Emergency Starting Aug. 1 Over Monkeypox

Right now we want ░░░░░░░░ take you back to ░░░░░░░░ Francisco The city as ░░░░░░░░ mentioned at the top ░░░░░░░░ the newscast declaring a ░░░░░░░░ of emergency tied to ░░░░░░░░ monkeypox Mayor London Breed ░░░░░░░░ at the microphone Let ░░░░░░░░ listen in for about ░░░░░░░░ minute or so BREED ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ ignored by the federal ░░░░░░░░ in our need So ░░░░░░░░ leaders of the LGBT ░░░░░░░░ have also weeks ago ░░░░░░░░ for additional help and ░░░░░░░░ and assistance and this ░░░░░░░░ July 20th And now ░░░░░░░░ we are July 28 ░░░░░░░░ we re double that ░░░░░░░░ at 281 cases of ░░░░░░░░ and in desperate need ░░░░░░░░ vaccines And to also ░░░░░░░░ that into perspective in ░░░░░░░░ of the numbers we ░░░░░░░░ received about 12 000 ░░░░░░░░ today We really need ░░░░░░░░ 000 We sent in ░░░░░░░░ letter as well asking ░░░░░░░░ about 35 000 because ░░░░░░░░ we want to do ░░░░░░░░ we want to prevent ░░░░░░░░ numbers from increasing We ░░░░░░░░ a solution in the ░░░░░░░░ and we want to ░░░░░░░░ sure that everyone who ░░░░░░░░ requesting a vaccine gets ░░░░░░░░ We have five sites ░░░░░░░░ in San Francisco and ░░░░░░░░ to close many of ░░░░░░░░ sites because we ve ░░░░░░░░ out of vaccines So ░░░░░░░░ re all here today ░░░░░░░░ we know the importance ░░░░░░░░ this We know the ░░░░░░░░ of what happens in ░░░░░░░░ Francisco when we put ░░░░░░░░ health on the back ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen this ░░░░░░░░ before in history during ░░░░░░░░ AIDS crisis when San ░░░░░░░░ was virtually left on ░░░░░░░░ own to fend for ░░░░░░░░ to address what became ░░░░░░░░ real pandemic in this ░░░░░░░░ And we used the ░░░░░░░░ of the work that ░░░░░░░░ did when we came ░░░░░░░░ during AIDS crisis to ░░░░░░░░ against discrimination against the ░░░░░░░░ to focus on public ░░░░░░░░ because this is about ░░░░░░░░ health of the residents ░░░░░░░░ our city And so ░░░░░░░░ sounding the alarm what ░░░░░░░░ re saying is this ░░░░░░░░ not going to be ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ health crisis that we ░░░░░░░░ in desperate need of ░░░░░░░░ to support the people ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco And so ░░░░░░░░ to talk specifically about ░░░░░░░░ it is that s ░░░░░░░░ in the Department of ░░░░░░░░ health and what we ░░░░░░░░ going to continue to ░░░░░░░░ for and fight for ░░░░░░░░ what this declaration of ░░░░░░░░ will do and will ░░░░░░░░ it will help us ░░░░░░░░ in San Francisco is ░░░░░░░░ director of the Department ░░░░░░░░ Public Health Dr Grant ░░░░░░░░ Reporter San Francisco mayor ░░░░░░░░ Breed there at a ░░░░░░░░ conference talking about the ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ Francisco A state of ░░░░░░░░ tied to monkey pox ░░░░░░░░ activists and really health ░░░░░░░░ have been sounding the ░░░░░░░░ about monkeypox four weeks ░░░░░░░░ city now taking an ░░░░░░░░ here by declaring that ░░░░░░░░ of emergency As the ░░░░░░░░ said 281 cases in ░░░░░░░░ Francisco Looking at the ░░░░░░░░ numbers it s about ░░░░░░░░ so just doing the ░░░░░░░░ math 35 percent of ░░░░░░░░ cases right now in ░░░░░░░░ are in the city ░░░░░░░░ San Francisco We ll ░░░░░░░░ to monitor this news ░░░░░░░░ and get you updated ░░░░░░░░ that coming up tonight ░░░░░░░░ the 6 o clock ░░░░░░░░