MPox (formerly Monkeypox) Public Health Emergency to End on January 31, 2023

Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra has issued a statement noting that HHS does not expect that it needs to renew the public health emergency (PHE) related to mpox (formerly monkeypox) when it ends on January 31, 2023. The mpox PHE was first declared on August 4, 2022. Though the PHE will end, Secretary Becerra committed to continuing to work with jurisdictions and partners to follow trends, particularly in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the mpox outbreak.