There are now 786 shown or probable cases of monkeypox in California. COVID numbers also continue to rise and flu season is about to return. Hospitals are prepared for outbreaks as the fall and winter months approach.
SAN FRANCISCO – There are now 786 confirmed or probable cases of monkeypox in California. The Bay Area continues to be a hotbed of infection with 257 in San Francisco alone.
COVID numbers also continue to rise and flu season is about to return. Hospitals are for outbreaks as the fall and winter months approach.
“Our normal winter is in high demand, period. But a winter with flu, monkeypox and COVID in combination, I can’t even believe what it looks like,” said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease specialist. UCSF. He expressed fear for the strain those viruses can put on hospitals and doesn’t need fitness staff to be exhausted.
So far, there have been short-term hospitalizations for monkeypox in California. The state health government has not yet declared apepox a state medical emergency.
“Monkeypox is primarily an outpatient disease,” Chin-Hong said. “So there’s a lot of suffering, but fortunately, other people aren’t in such poor health as to want hospitalizations. COVID is very, very different. I’m much more worried about COVID. “
MORE: Monkeypox has still been declared a statewide medical emergency
Doctors say the most productive thing you can do is make sure you’re up to date with your COVID booster and get a flu shot. The monkeypox vaccine is rare, but the state is expected to get the shipment soon. So far, California has gained 37,000 doses and 72,000 are on the way.
The monkeypox vaccination at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital reopens Monday from 8 a. m. at noon.
Ape pox information from SF Department of Public Health
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