Johns Hopkins Briefing: The Global Monkeypox Outbreak

Johns Hopkins University is due to host a live virtual briefing about the global monkeypox outbreak, which the World Health Organization (WHO) director-general declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in late July. In the United States, the Biden administration has also declared a public health emergency for monkeypox.

The briefing is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, August 10, between 10:30-11:30AM EDT. It will cover topics such as: the prevention and treatment of monkeypox; how monkeypox is transmitted and ways to contain its spread; the social context for monkeypox and ways to reduce stigma around the outbreaks; and the availability and distribution of monkeypox vaccines.

Registrants can submit questions in advance or during the briefing.

The following Johns Hopkins experts are scheduled to speak:

• Amesh Adalja, Senior Scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health

• Jason E. Farley, Endowed Professor of Nursing Leadership and Innovation, School of Nursing, and Director, Center for Infectious Disease and Nursing Innovation

• Noreen A. Hynes, Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Associate Medical Director and Director of Research, BioContainment Unit, Johns Hopkins Hospital

• William Moss, Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Executive Director of the International Vaccine Access Center

• Moderator: Lainie Rutkow, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives, Johns Hopkins University, and Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health.

To watch the live briefing on August 10, please go to: https://hub.jhu.edu/monkeypox-briefing/