Arindam Basu: Professor of Epidemiology says we are in danger of over-hyping Monkeypox

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · May 22, 2022 · 4m

Monkey Pox is not as much of a concern as some might think.

The World Health Organisation has identified more than 90 cases of the disease across the US, England, Australia and Canada

Belgium has put in place a 21-day quarantine period for people who catch it.

Canterbury University Professor of Epidemiology Arindam Basu says told Kate Hawkesby we are in danger of over-hyping this.

He says rather than let people panic, we need to say it's a problem, but it's probably not going to kill people like Covid can.

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