Monkeypox: WHO declares outbreak a global public health emergency
By DW
25 July 2022 |
7:43 am
The WHO has decided to issue monkeypox its highest level of alert: a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. But what's the deal with PHEICs — who decides, what does it mean, and what happens next?
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