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Name: Monkeypox Has Been A "Wake-Up Call", Says WHO Chief Scientist
Uploaded: Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:15:58 +0530
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Description: The outbreak of Monkeypox has been a "wake-up call", Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan has said. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, she explained that since 1979-1980, smallpox vaccination programmes have been stopped, indicating that it might have helped the virus to steal a march on the world.

PUBLISHED ON: July 26, 2022 | Duration: 4 min, 14 sec

The outbreak of Monkeypox has been a "wake-up call", Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation, Soumya Swaminathan has said. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, she explained that since 1979-1980, smallpox vaccination programmes have been stopped, indicating that it might have helped the virus to steal a march on the world.