Monkeypox emergency declaration 'better late than never'

People stand in long lines to receive the monkeypox vaccine at San Francisco General Hospital

People stand in long lines to receive the monkeypox vaccine at San Francisco General Hospital Source: AAP / Jessica Christian/AP

The World Health Organisation's weekend announcement that Monkeypox represented a global health emergency has been welcomed with relief by doctors and scientists.



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