NY declares state disaster emergency for monkeypox outbreak
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul late Friday declared New York’s rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak a state disaster emergency as authorities raced to distribute vaccines to curb the virus’ spread. The measure comes as New York’s monkeypox infection count approached nearly 1,400 cases, with most infections in New York City, which is the epicenter of the […]
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WHO declares growing monkeypox outbreak global health emergency
Dive Brief: The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the fast-spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, strengthening a coordinated international response to slow transmission and protect vulnerable groups. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra called the WHO’s declaration a “call to action” for the global health community. “We are determined to accelerate our response in the […]
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WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
Declaration is WHO’s highest level of alert Tedros breaks deadlock on advisory committee Decision welcomed as way to stem disease’s spread July 23 (Reuters) – The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday. The WHO label – […]
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President Joe Biden pledged Wednesday that he would treat climate change as an emergency, but his only immediate exercise of executive authority was to move federal funding to help communities and low-income households cope with the heat. The president promised that more steps would be announced in the coming days, but many climate action advocates […]
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Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of international concern. The rare designation means the WHO now views the outbreak as a significant enough threat to global health that a coordinated international response […]
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Second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox
The WHO Director-General is hereby transmitting the Report of the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox, held on Thursday, 21 July 2022, from 12:00 to 19:00 CEST. The WHO Director-General is taking the opportunity to express his sincere gratitude to the Chairs and Members […]
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