WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
Health officials confirmed the first U.S. cases of monkeypox in children. Nearly 2,600 cases have been reported in the U.S., mostly among gay men.
One case is in an infant who is a California resident and another is in a toddler who is not a U.S. resident, the CDC said.
Health experts say monkeypox outbreaks need to be handled more rigorously as cases rise across the U.S. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with Lauren Weber, Midwest correspondent with Kaiser Health News, about why that's easier said than done.
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The Biden administration declared a public health emergency to help ramp up the federal response to monkeypox.
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The U.S. has tallied at least 1,470 cases in the monkeypox outbreak so far.
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Some public health experts see in the response to monkeypox a repeat of mistakes that the government made in combating COVID-19.
The agency said nine additional countries had reported cases.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is set to be sentenced to 20 to 25 years in federal prison for violating George Floyd's civil rights. The U.S. now has more than 600 monkeypox cases, as the World Health Organization plans to reassess whether the outbreak constitutes a public health emergency. And after a COVID-19 hiatus, Spain’s famous running of the bulls is set to return to the streets of Pamplona.
Subvariants of the Omicron strain and an uptick in summer travel and gatherings is fueling a new wave of COVID-19 infections. And as monkeypox cases also rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that high risk individuals get that vaccine. Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News and an infectious disease specialist, joins “CBS News Mornings” to discuss.
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The updated shot is aimed at specifically targeting the highly contagious Omicron virus variant and could be available this fall.
CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to answer viewers' questions about COVID, boosters and monkeypox.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the FDA panel's recommendation to update the COVID booster vaccine to target a form of Omicron. Plus, Dr. Gounder talks about the U.S. response to contain monkeypox.
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U.S. health officials are expanding the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.
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The World Health Organization says it does not currently consider monkeypox a global health emergency despite a growing number of cases in Europe and the U.S. Dr. Celine Gounder, an infectious disease specialist and editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News, joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss what needs to be done to address the outbreak.
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After the Hamas terror attack on October 7, 2023, the National Library of Israel began collecting art and testimonials that speak to the horror of that day. In the West Bank, the Palestinian Museum collects and displays work by Gazan artists documenting the ongoing war.
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Congolese authorities have started mpox vaccinations, nearly two months after the disease outbreak was declared a global emergency.
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