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WASHINGTON — 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.

Federal officials warn that monkeypox is here to stay, but hope to use a combination of strategies to limit the spread of the virus.

WASHINGTON — The lack of spending for monkeypox in the temporary government spending bill moving through Congress means that states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis in the short term, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

For now, states will have to take a patchwork approach to paying for the ongoing public health crisis, Biden administration officials said.

Riverside County, California, has reported its first pediatric case of MPX, in a child under 10 years old.

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis is steering the U.S. monkeypox response. A month into the job, he sees signs of success, but there's still more to be done.

The White House says it’s optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus

Rates of new cases are declining in major cities, suggesting public health campaigns are working.

WASHINGTON — Public health officials are pressing the Biden administration to declare a public health emergency for monkeypox and say a lack of resources has forced clinics to ration vaccines and treatments, and even motivated some patients to head to Canada for monkeypox vaccines.

Illinois is the third state with most infections after reporting 520 cases, roughly 9 per cent of the 5,811 nationally

Public health officials are urging the administration to do more to address the monkeypox virus as clinics struggle to get vaccines.