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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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