Good news: Epidemiologists don’t think monkeypox will be as bad as Covid-19. Bad news: We stopped vaccinating people against this type of disease decades ago. Vox reporter (and resident epidemiologist) Keren Landman explains.
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hos ... Show More
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Your midterms study guide
With the 2026 midterms fast approaching, we’re asking a simple question: What actually matters to voters right now? This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. A ... Show More
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Aug 2022
How Monkeypox Went From Containable to Crisis
<p>In mid-June, cases of monkeypox were in the double digits in the United States. There were drug treatments and vaccines against it. There didn’t seem to be any reason for alarm.</p><p>But in the weeks since, the virus has spread rapidly across the country, with some local and ... Show More
24m 11s
Jun 2022
How Worried Should We Be About Monkeypox?
<p>Cases of the monkeypox virus are spreading in many countries where it has rarely, if ever, been seen before, including in the United States.</p><p>Although there are a lot of unknowns about the illness, the rapidly rising number of infections has caused alarm bells to sound am ... Show More
22m 54s
Jul 2022
Ep 100 Monkeypox: Here we go again?
<p>A little over two years into a pandemic, the last thing you probably want to see is headlines announcing yet another disease spreading across the globe. And yet, here we are. Beginning in May 2022, an increasing number of cases of monkeypox have been reported in many countries ... Show More
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