WHO declares monkeypox global health emergency and how Michigan is preparing

The chief of the World Health Organization said the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the decision to issue the declaration despite a lack of consensus among members of WHO’s emergency committee. It was the first time the chief of the U.N. health agency has taken such an action.

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Michigan confirms 13 monkeypox cases, CDC says: https://www.wxyz.com/news/michigan-confirms-13-monkeypox-cases-cdc-says

Labcorp now offering monkeypox testing: https://www.wxyz.com/news/national/labcorp-now-offering-monkeypox-testing

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