EXPERT Q&A: Monkeypox a 'disease of national significance'. What now?
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On the back of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring the spread of Monkeypox (MPX) a public health emergency on Saturday, Australia's own Chief Medical Officer, Professor Paul Kelly has this week declared it a “communicable disease incident of national significance” (CDINS). What does this mean? Are we looking at the emergence of another pandemic like SARS-Cov-2 and is there likely to be another vaccination program? Below an Australian expert answers some key questions.
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