Senate Democrats want new funding to fight monkeypox. But some Republicans say the public health funding Congress has already provided is enough. Sen. Richard Burr says 'there's plenty of COVID money that's floating around the system' that can go to it.
Senate Democrats are hoping to persuade their GOP colleagues to approve new funding to fight monkeypox, but several Republicans say the public health funding Congress has already provided should be enough.The World Health Organization has labeled the outbreak a global health emergency, but limited vaccine supplies could undermine efforts to protect the most vulnerable people.America's public health infrastructure was disjointed and underfunded before the COVID pandemic, experts say.
Senior health officials, including Anthony Fauci and CDC director Rochelle Walensky, are set to testify about monkeypox today before the Senate health committee, and Democrats hope that hearing will help build a case for more resources.
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