Monkeypox or Moneypox? WHO Director Overrules Panel, Declares Public Health Emergency

By News on the Net -- Childrens Health Defense —— Bio and Archives July 27, 2022

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In a move that is sure to trigger widespread discussion concerning the independence, objectivity and wisdom of granting authority to the World Health Organization (WHO) to manage global infectious diseases responses, the monkeypox outbreak has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by WHO. The declaration was made unilaterally, in direct contradiction to independent review panel advice, by WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.-- More...