COVID-19 cases are trending up again in the United States as concerns also grow about monkeypox.
The death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. passed the one-million mark earlier this month.
And, as a reminder that the country still has a long way to go in battling the pandemic, there has been an uptick in the number of new cases and hospitalizations over the last few weeks. Could that worsen as Americans head into the summer months?
And, how much of a global threat does the recent outbreak of monkeypox pose?
Small numbers of cases have been confirmed now in more than 20 countries outside its endemic zone in Africa.
To discuss:
- Dr. William Schaffner, Professor, Infectious Diseases in the Department of Public Health at Vanderbilt University
- William Haseltine is Chair and President of ACCESS Health International.
- Peter Chin–Hong, Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease Specialist , University of California, San Francisco
- Dan Raviv is a journalist and columnist for Newsday
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As more cases are uncovered in a global monkeypox outbreak, biotech companies and health officials are looking to make PCR testing for the virus more widely available in the US.https://t.co/DyeGCpou1t
— CNN International (@cnni) May 30, 2022
Here are the signs and symptoms of monkeypox https://t.co/MP7lmyVCpM pic.twitter.com/2fBS99xZXu
— The Hill (@thehill) May 30, 2022
The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said https://t.co/7EfhkYC0bW pic.twitter.com/cUNYb5U1NO
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 30, 2022