MSNBC: WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Emergency

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLOW Moments ░░░░░░░░ the World Health Organization ░░░░░░░░ monkeypox a public health ░░░░░░░░ of international concern The ░░░░░░░░ means the monkeypox outbreak ░░░░░░░░ an extraordinary event that ░░░░░░░░ spread to even more ░░░░░░░░ and that it requires ░░░░░░░░ coordinated global response Joining ░░░░░░░░ now is doctor gucci ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC medical contributor and ░░░░░░░░ and CEO of advancing ░░░░░░░░ equity Doctor what does ░░░░░░░░ declaration of monkeypox as ░░░░░░░░ global emergency mean for ░░░░░░░░ BLACKSTOCK Good morning Charles ░░░░░░░░ you so much for ░░░░░░░░ me This is very ░░░░░░░░ The declaration that we ░░░░░░░░ waiting for As you ░░░░░░░░ it essentially says we ░░░░░░░░ prioritizing this emergency and ░░░░░░░░ we need is collaboration ░░░░░░░░ all global communities and ░░░░░░░░ countries to ensure that ░░░░░░░░ resources are spread out ░░░░░░░░ Monkeypox originated in central ░░░░░░░░ western Africa We know ░░░░░░░░ there has been significant ░░░░░░░░ in terms of vaccines ░░░░░░░░ therapeutics dealing with the ░░░░░░░░ monkeypox This declaration will ░░░░░░░░ that countries will share ░░░░░░░░ vaccine and their therapeutic ░░░░░░░░ They will also make ░░░░░░░░ that they have consistent ░░░░░░░░ about the public health ░░░░░░░░ surrounding monkeypox This also ░░░░░░░░ s a recommendation and ░░░░░░░░ s not a mandate ░░░░░░░░ need all of the ░░░░░░░░ H O Global partners ░░░░░░░░ follow this declaration profoundly ░░░░░░░░ Do you expect the ░░░░░░░░ S to follow suit ░░░░░░░░ declare looking pucks a ░░░░░░░░ health emergency here BLACKSTOCK ░░░░░░░░ know it they really ░░░░░░░░ consider it The reason ░░░░░░░░ is because the way ░░░░░░░░ monkeypox is behaving now ░░░░░░░░ very different than its ░░░░░░░░ before It s spreading ░░░░░░░░ rapidly Even some of ░░░░░░░░ symptoms are different The ░░░░░░░░ appears differently We really ░░░░░░░░ an increase in cases ░░░░░░░░ over the last few ░░░░░░░░ And so for that ░░░░░░░░ and because the public ░░░░░░░░ doesn t know that ░░░░░░░░ about monkeypox and because ░░░░░░░░ have people being affected ░░░░░░░░ by day it probably ░░░░░░░░ be in the best ░░░░░░░░ of our communities to ░░░░░░░░ them more aware That ░░░░░░░░ be in declaring an ░░░░░░░░ here in the United ░░░░░░░░ BLOW As you may ░░░░░░░░ already the LGBTQ community ░░░░░░░░ America is loudly condemning ░░░░░░░░ America response to this ░░░░░░░░ most heavily affected in ░░░░░░░░ early days of this ░░░░░░░░ of monkeypox Do you ░░░░░░░░ that the American government ░░░░░░░░ doing enough particularly for ░░░░░░░░ LGBTQ people who are ░░░░░░░░ right now from this ░░░░░░░░ BLACKSTOCK I would say ░░░░░░░░ not enough I know ░░░░░░░░ in people who are ░░░░░░░░ in the HIV community ░░░░░░░░ also agree It s ░░░░░░░░ very slow in terms ░░░░░░░░ the vaccine rollout Very ░░░░░░░░ in terms of the ░░░░░░░░ informing people about the ░░░░░░░░ of therapeutics We are ░░░░░░░░ step ahead of where ░░░░░░░░ were with Covid We ░░░░░░░░ a vaccine for this ░░░░░░░░ we have therapeutics for ░░░░░░░░ But the fact is ░░░░░░░░ public health messaging has ░░░░░░░░ poor Even the coordination ░░░░░░░░ been quite port With ░░░░░░░░ points to is that ░░░░░░░░ haven t learned from ░░░░░░░░ We haven t learned ░░░░░░░░ the HIV epidemic And ░░░░░░░░ had the LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ being the most impacted ░░░░░░░░ now We can do ░░░░░░░░