CNBC August 20, 2024
Key Points
– Mpox is “not the new Covid” and the risk to the general population is low, according to the WHO’s regional director for Europe.
– The United Nations health agency recently declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years.
– It followed an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has spread to neighboring African countries.
Mpox is “not the new Covid” and the risk to the general population is low, according to the World Health Organization’s regional director for Europe.
In a statement published Tuesday, Dr. Hans Kluge rejected comparisons between mpox and the coronavirus pandemic.
“We can, and must, tackle mpox together — across regions and...
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