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WHO says monkeypox does not amount to ‘public health emergency of international concern’

The World Health Organization on Saturday said monkeypox was not a “public health emergency of international concern.” The label, the UN agency’s highest level of alert, would have given monkeypox the same distinction as the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing effort to eradicate polio.  In a statement, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were …

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Monkeypox Not a Global Emergency Yet, WHO Says

Monkeypox Not a Global Emergency Yet, WHO Says

June 27, 2022 – The World Health Organization said Saturday that the growing monkeypox outbreak in 50 countries should be watched closely but doesn’t yet warrant being declared a global public health emergency. An emergency committee of the WHO said much about the outbreak was “unusual” and noted that monkeypox has been …

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