CONCORD — There have been 15 cases of monkeypox reported in New Hampshire so far and President Joe Biden on Thursday declared the outbreak around the country a national emergency.
Laura Montenegro, spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, said the Centers for Disease Control has allocated monkeypox vaccine based on number of cases.
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