It's almost time for back to school. It's time for you to talk about monkeypox.

Summer is winding down and, if your family is like mine, there’s an increasing focus on preparing to go back to school. Unfortunately,  this year that also means preparing to deal with the looming threat of monkeypox. Public health emergencies for monkeypox have been declared globally, nationally and, in some states, outbreak numbers are doubling about every week.