Two-Minute Take: Monkeypox Explained

Dr. Deborah L. Birx, Senior Fellow at the Bush Institute, former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, and former White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator, answers common questions about the monkeypox virus and stresses the importance of ramping up testing, vaccinations, and communication. She emphasizes that although the monkeypox outbreak is very different from COVID-19, we are still making some of the same mistakes in our response.

More resources:

• • https://www.cdc.gov/poxvirus/monkeypox/index.html

• • https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/monkeypox