WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

The WHO has now declared monkeypox a “public health emergency of international concern.”  Cases have continued to rise worldwide and has not necessarily grown out of control, but it has the potential to do so.  Part of this is to also raise awareness for people to know symptoms, warning signs, and look out for guidelines.  Keren Landman, epidemiologist and senior health reporter at Vox, joins us for what to know.

Next, many experts may have been wrong about the Great Resignation.  While workers have been quitting and switching jobs to get more power, money and benefits, the big gains have only benefited a select group.  Fears that a recession could be coming also have the potential to make it worse.  Juliana Kaplan, labor and inequality reporter at Business Insider, joins us for more.

Finally, the exclusive club of people who have not had Covid continues to shrink.  However, some experts say that most people have been infected even if you didn’t realize it as some 40% of confirmed cases are asymptomatic.  Immunologists are looking into whether exposure to other pathogens or coronaviruses could trigger immune responses before Covid spreads.  Julie Wernau, health and medicine reporter at the WSJ, joins us for those that think they have remained Covid-free.

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