LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council Aug. 9 ratified a declaration of local emergency issued last week by Mayor Eric Garcetti for the monkeypox outbreak.
The order allows the city to be prepared as vaccine availability increases and move quickly as circumstances evolve, according to a statement by Garcetti last week.
Los Angeles County declared a local emergency in response to the outbreak last week. The state and the federal government have also issued such declarations.
“The city is already supporting the county’s vaccination efforts at city facilities and additional sites are expected to open in the coming days,” Garcetti said. “The declaration is about being prepared, not cause for alarm.”…