WHO Declares Monkeypox ‘Global Health Emergency’

The head of the World Health Organization has declared the Monkeypox outbreak to be a global health emergency – the highest alarm it can sound. “I have decided that the global Monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The WHO said the expanding Monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency. The UN health agency’s declaration could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease – and also worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. LIVE: Media briefing on #monkeypox with @DrTedros https://t.co/2DkNE1eeoU —…