If you haven’t heard much about mpox (formerly known as the “Monkeypox” virus) recently, you’re not alone. A flurry of concern and worry had an uptick in early August of 2022 when the mpox outbreak was declared a public health emergency (PHE). However, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) decided not to renew this PHE declaration when it expired at the end of January 2023.
So, is mpox in the rearview mirror, once and for all? Here’s what you need to know about the implications of removing the emergency declaration, the impact of mpox over the past six months, and how the...