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E5FC679DAF141AF2872588B700599DC2 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION ON MONKEYPOX BY CDPHE

INTERIM COMMITTEE  STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Sep 8, 2022      
Location SCR 357



Presentation on Monkeypox by CDPHE - Committee Discussion Only


10:18:52 AM  
Scott Bookman, Director,
Division of Disease Control and Public Health Response, Colorado Department
of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE); Dr. Rachel Herlihy, State Epidemiologist,
CDPHE; Dr. Emily Travanty, State Laboratory, Director, CDPHE; and Diana
Herrero, Deputy Director of the Division of Disease Control and Public
Health Response, CDPHE, presented to the committee on monkeypox cases in
Colorado.  The presentation can be found in Attachment C.





The panel discussed the demographics of Coloradans impacted by monkeypox,
testing procedures and capacity, symptoms of monkeypox, CDPHE's immunization
strategy, and community education efforts.

10:50:48 AM  

Committee members asked questions of the panel.






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