had no vaccines or antiviral treatments to fight the virus in 2020.
Scientists knew little about Covid when it first emerged and the U.S. is vastly different from Covid-19, which blindsided the country two years ago. However, CDC officials have sought to reassure the public that the arrival of monkeypox in the U.S. Raj Panjabi, who leads the White House pandemic preparedness office, told reporters on a call last week. 'A monkeypox outbreak of this scale and scope across the world, it has not been seen before,' Dr.
