Is monkeypox now a global crisis? WHO to consider again - Global News


7/21/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by The Associated Press

African officials say they are already treating the continent's epidemic as an emergency. But experts elsewhere say an emergency declaration is unnecessary.

As the World Health Organization‘s emergency committee convenes Thursday to consider for the second time within weeks whether to declare monkeypox a global crisis, some scientists say the striking di… [+5860 chars]

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