Facing growing calls to take more aggressive action to contain the monkeypox outbreak, the federal government this week declared a public health emergency, but advocates say this move should have come much sooner.

On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we check in with those on the front line of this growing health crisis to hear why they are disappointed with the government's response so far, and we also discuss what they'd like to see come next. 

Guest: 
Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious disease physician, UC San Francisco
Tyler TerMeer, CEO, San Francisco AIDS Foundation

Hosts: Keith Menconi, Kathy Novak 

Facing growing calls to take more aggressive action to contain the monkeypox outbreak, the federal government this week declared a public health emergency, but advocates say this move should have come much sooner.
On this edition of KCBS In Depth, we check in with those on the front line of this growing health crisis to hear why they are disappointed with the government's response so far, and we also discuss what they'd like to see come next. 
Guest: 
<ul>
<li>Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious disease physician, UC San Francisco</li>
<li>Tyler TerMeer, CEO, San Francisco AIDS Foundation</li>
</ul>
Hosts: Keith Menconi, Kathy Novak

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