According to CBS News on August 18, the outbreak of monkeypox in the United States continues to spread, with the number of confirmed cases now rising to more than 14,000, including 12 children.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were 14,115 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States as of Monday, an increase of more than 30 percent this week over the previous week. In addition, the number of cases of MONkeypox in children has also begun to rise, with at least 12 children now infected. Experts say the most likely source of monkeypox virus exposure for children in the United States is their guardians.

In this case, the White House says it will significantly increase the country’s supply of monkeypox vaccine. “We are still learning how effective these vaccines are against monkeypox and how effective they are in the current outbreak,” CDC Director David Wallensky said at a news conference on Monday. While we expect the vaccine to provide protection, it remains important to reduce or avoid behaviors that increase the risk of exposure to monkeypox virus.”

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency in the country on August 4. Many experts have questioned and criticized the federal government’s response to the pandemic, saying it did not act quickly enough to deal with the growing outbreak in the country. Health officials in several states have criticized the U.S. government’s response to the monkeypox outbreak, citing problems with the distribution system and delays in vaccinating people.