Monkeypox cases continue to increase across the country, and there remains great uncertainty about the future of this new public health crisis. Lessons from COVID could have prevented this crisis.
In late July, only 28 months after the implementation of initial quarantine measures for the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organizationa Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Many felt whiplash, considering we were still surrounded by COVID, which actually experienced a surge over the summer.
In contrast, monkeypox is not a new virus. Unlike COVID, monkeypox has been endemic in various regions of the world for decades. Moreover, the United States already possessed vaccination and testing capabilities for this virus yet was still unable to prevent the current outbreak. However, existing fears are also based in more contemporary inequality. Funding for public health is often lower in neighborhoods that are predominantly home to racial minorities, and access to healthcare services in such areas is frequently inferior, with reduced availability of doctor's offices, pharmacies, and preventive services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released data that corroborate Philadelphia's trends on the national level. Continued disparities in disease incidence, testing, and treatment only serve to compound the mistrust of underserved communities, producing a gravely negative cycle.
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