Monkeypox Has Now Been Declared A National Public Health Emergency

The Biden Administration has declared monkeypox a national public health emergency. There are now more than 6,600 cases confirmed in the U.S.

For the past 10 days, Joshua Moran said he's endured lots of pain from monkeypox, but it's slowly going away. 

"This guy popped up here. Only one of my face. I have a couple. There's one there. I would say mild pain burning and like very itchy," Moran said. 

His symptoms began the same day he was able to get vaccinated for the virus, but only after battling to get an appointment through New York City's Health Department website.