With more than 7,000 cases reported in the U.S, the Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The declaration announced Thursday comes after the administration endured weeks of criticism for its response to this outbreak. Dr. Jay Varma, director of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response at Weill Cornell Medicine, joins William Brangham to discuss.
Dr. Jay Varma: You know, I think the bigger failing from the U.S. government was not sounding the alarm about the size of the problem and the risk it faced. I think the targeting of messaging has actually been, interestingly enough, one of the bright spots, if you specifically look at what CDC is saying. I think where the problem has gotten in is that there's a lot of voices out there.…