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After 3 days of deliberation the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee has decided that the current Monkeypox Outbreak - while of serious concern - does not constitute a public health emergency of international concern.
In addition to the twitter announcement (above) the WHO has published a summary of the Committee's findings and a statement from WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus's statement (links below).
Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak
25 June 2022
Statement
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WHO Director-General's statement on the report of the Meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak
Monkeypox outbreak represents evolving threat that needs collective response
25 June 2022
The Committee did advise that the matter may need to be revisited in a few weeks, after more data has been gathered, and outlined several scenarios that might prompt a reassessment.
