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How Worried Should We Be About Monkeypox?

Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences

30-May-22 07:15

How Worried Should We Be About Monkeypox?

Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Descriptor: The WHO has declared monkeypox to be a moderate risk to global public health, with around 257 cases confirmed to date. How prepared is Malaysia to deal with a potential outbreak? We discuss what we know about the virus and assess Malaysia's prevention and mitigation measures with infectious diseases expert Dr. Vinod Balasubramaniam.

Image credit: Shutterstock.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Philip See, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  health policymanaging disease

Tags:  monkeypoxcovid-19vaccine





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