Monkeypox Declared a Global Health Emergency by World Health Organization
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variety.comCarson Burton The World Health Organization has declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency.The rare designation means that the W.H.O.
now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response is needed.The announcement was made on Saturday morning for the W.H.O.’s second emergency committee on the issue this week.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the W.H.O.’s director general, told reporters that the global risk is moderate, but the threat is higher in Europe.
Currently, Europe is the epicenter of the outbreak.The recent designation comes on the heels of the first child cases of monkeypox in the U.S.
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