Saahir Khan

Infectious disease specialist, Keck Medicine of USC

Infectious disease specialist with Keck Medicine of USC

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LA County has received some 7,000 monkeypox vaccine doses from the federal government. With COVID still spreading, can the public health system fight a second virus?

Monkeypox can spread through sexual contact, skin lesions, says doctor

LA County has received some 7,000 monkeypox vaccine doses from the federal government. With COVID still spreading, can the public health system fight a second virus?

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