WHO urges Europe to take urgent action to contain monkeypox

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The World Health Organization’s warning comes, while confirmed cases of monkeypox are increasing in dozens of countries around the world, amid fears of a worsening of the situation.

Earlier, the World Health Organization said monkeypox had not yet reached the status of a global health emergency, while WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was very concerned regarding the outbreak.

Although virus It is endemic in parts of Africa, but the current outbreak has reached countries where this is not common virus Usually, which raises concerns that it may become more prevalent.

The demand testifies to the vaccine Increasingly, last week, a clinic in New York began offering the vaccine, and the available doses quickly ran out.

Previously, US health officials focused on administering the vaccine to individuals who had direct contact with confirmed cases of monkeypox.

The new strategy in the United States will expand that range to include cases of presumed exposure to infected people, said Jennifer McKeston, an official at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Government officials said the goal of the initial phase of the strategy is to slow the spread of the disease.

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The World Health Organization’s warning comes, while confirmed cases of monkeypox are increasing in dozens of countries around the world, amid fears of a worsening of the situation.

Earlier, the World Health Organization said monkeypox had not yet reached the status of a global health emergency, while WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was very concerned regarding the outbreak.

Although virus It is endemic in parts of Africa, but the current outbreak has reached countries where this is not common virus Usually, which raises concerns that it may become more prevalent.

The demand testifies to the vaccine Increasingly, last week, a clinic in New York began offering the vaccine, and the available doses quickly ran out.

Previously, US health officials focused on administering the vaccine to individuals who had direct contact with confirmed cases of monkeypox.

The new strategy in the United States will expand that range to include cases of presumed exposure to infected people, said Jennifer McKeston, an official at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Government officials said the goal of the initial phase of the strategy is to slow the spread of the disease.

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