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Washington State Department of Health Media Briefing

The Washington State Department of Health holds a media briefing to update the public on the Monkeypox Virus (MPV) and other public health topics. Participating in the briefing are Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Secretary of Health, Washington State Department of Health, Scott Lindquist, MD, MPH, State Epidemiologist of Communicable Diseases, Washington State Department of Health, Manny Santiago, Executive Director, Washington State LGBTQ Commission, Lacey Fehrenbach, Chief of Prevention, Safety, and Health, Washington State Department of Health, and Nathan Weed, Acting Chief of Resilience, Washington State Department of Health.