Containing monkeypox with lessons from the COVID response
1 big thing13 Heinä 2022

Containing monkeypox with lessons from the COVID response

Cases of monkeypox, the disease caused by a virus similar to smallpox, are rising in the U.S. There are now more than 750 documented cases according to the CDC, although the actual number is likely much higher. It’s not a pandemic, but what lessons have we learned from covid that can help us contain monkeypox? Plus: the January 6th committee looks at Trump’s power to incite violence. And: snapshots of space 13 billion years ago. Guests: Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, professor of Epidemiology and the director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health; Axios' Andrew Solender and Miriam Kramer. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: COVID missteps hang over monkeypox response Jan. 6 committee: Trump galvanized extremist groups to flood Capitol First James Webb Space Telescope photos show the universe in a new light

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