President Joe Biden said he was working to distribute a vaccine amid concerns about the possibility of the spread of monkeypox, a rare infectious disease, which is spreading unusually around the world.<\/p>\n
President Biden, after a three-day, two-night visit to South Korea at the US military base in Osan on the 22nd (Korean time), before boarding Air Force One, a private plane bound for Japan, answered a reporter’s question about monkeypox, yet he was still exposed to the level of exposure from health staff. “But that’s something everyone should be concerned about,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We’re trying to figure out what we need to do, and if there’s a vaccine available for it, we’re trying to figure it out,” he added.<\/p>\n
“I’m concerned that it will be serious if it spreads,” he added.<\/p>\n
It is the first time that President Biden has publicly commented on the outbreak of monkey pox, and the United States is also concerned about it and is closely watching it.<\/p>\n
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who is conducting President Biden’s South Korea-Japan tour, told reporters on an Air Force One flight to Japan, “There is a vaccine for the treatment of monkeypox. We have a vaccine available to distribute.” mentioned<\/p>\n
“I’m making an update to the president based on the reports I got from our health care team (during the tour),” Sullivan said.<\/p>\n
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on the 20th that it has so far confirmed 80 cases of infection in at least 12 countries and is tracking 50 suspected cases.<\/p>\n
In the United States, one case was confirmed, and it is reported that six people are being followed for infection.<\/p>\n
Monkey smallpox, a viral disease, mainly occurred in Central and West Africa, but recently, the world is paying attention as infections have been confirmed in Europe and North America.<\/p>\n
The fatality rate is about 1 to 10% depending on the strain, and although it is generally transmitted through respiratory tract, the possibility of sexual contact has been raised.<\/p>\n
When infected with monkeypox, initial symptoms like smallpox appear, such as fever, headache, muscle pain, lymphadenitis, and fatigue. There is no specific vaccine, but it is known that the smallpox vaccine provides 85% protection.<\/p>\n
The WHO is concerned that the spread of infection may be accelerated as large-scale gatherings and other frequent events are entering the summer season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"