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Two more cases of Monkeypox found in Allegheny County

WILTON MANORS, FLORIDA - JULY 12: A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to a person for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Florida. The center is offering the free smallpox/monkeypox vaccinations from the Florida Department of Health in Broward County as South Florida leads the state in the number of people infected.
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The Allegheny County Health Department has reported two more cases of Monkeypox bringing its case load to 12.

And the chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding Monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.


WHO's Director-General made that decision today after the organization's expert committee didn't reach a consensus.

CBS News Medical Contributor Dr. David Agus says the United States does have Monkeypox vaccines stored, but they have not been distributed.

"There is a Monkeypox specific vaccine that is being distributed, all though the distribution in the United States has been poor in terms of the vaccines  getting to the places they are needed".

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