The new crown epidemic is repeated?Monkey acne is spreading in interpersonal, or the western reproduction of "Medical and Health Global" | International Observation

Cover reporter Yan Lei intern Wang Jingyi

Some information according to Xinhua News Agency, Observer.com, CCTV News, etc.

On August 9th local time, at the regular press conference held by the United Nations Geneva Office, Margaret Harris, spokesman for the World Health Organization, said that monkey acne is now spreading between interpersonal. Do not stigmatize it. Do not stigmatize any animals and groups.

Grab vaccine to cope with monkey acne epidemic

The United States refuses vaccines

The United States has recently announced that the monkey acne epidemic is an emergency in the country. The three states with the most cases have announced that they have entered the emergency state of the monkey acne.

According to the Associated Press, Danish Pharmaceuticals Bavaria Nordic Corporation is a manufacturer to produce monkey acne vaccines. This company can produce about 30 million doses of acne vaccines this year, with a spot of about 16 million doses. The United States is the country with the largest number of acne vaccines. The company ordered 13 million doses of acne vaccine, of which 1.4 million doses have been delivered.

The Bavarian Nordic Corporation requested the United States in May to dispel about 215,000 doses of acne vaccines to be delivered to the "international request". But the United States only agreed to delay delivery time.

In addition, the European Union has also signed a purchase contract with the Bavarian Nordic Corporation in June, and plans to purchase about 109,000 doses of vaccines to ensure that all EU member states and Norway and Iceland get the vaccine as soon as possible.

Monkey acne is a kind of viral human and animal disease, which is caused by monkey acne virus infection. In the past, this infectious disease was mostly in West Africa and China Africa, but since May of this year, many countries in Europe, North America and other regions have reported cases of monkey acne virus clusters.

The World Health Organization announced on July 23 that the monkey acne epidemic constitutes "international concerns of emergencies." At present, the United States is the country with the most diagnosis of acne in the world.

The new crown is repeated?

Western medical and health gaps are afraid of reproduction

A few days ago, a recent article by British "Nature" magazine pointed out that for a long time, African researchers have continued to warn monkey acne viruses to spread in new ways and have a broader potential risk, but have been ignored by Western countries.

The British "Medical Poverty Alleviation Action" organization is committed to improving extreme inequality in the global medical and health field. Martin Dulley, CEO of the organization, said that over the years, viruses such as acne and Ebola have basically not attracted people's attention in Africa, but when these viruses have more resources and wealth countries in the world constitute more composition When the threat is threatened, the resources are immediately mobilized to deal with the epidemic.

Perigma Tittiggi, the University of Emeri University, pointed out that some wealthy western countries have begun to purchase a large number of monkey acne vaccines, but they have not announced their plans to share vaccines with Africa. Re -acting. "

Jason Murust, a virusist who studies monkey acne at the University of Birmingham, said that developed countries "are selfish in vaccine distribution and cope with diseases."

Agen Ogwell, the agent director of the African Disease Prevention and Control Center, said that in the distribution of monkey acne vaccines, Africa was once again thrown behind, and there was no monkey acne vaccine at the moment. He called for preferential providing monkey acne vaccines to Africa. "If we are not safe, it will not be safe elsewhere in the world."

Will it be renamed?

Monkey acne previously controversial due to stigma

As early as June, the WHO stated that it was a new name for monkey acne virus, its division of branches and diseases, and will announce the new name as soon as possible.

Earlier, more than 30 scientists around the world said in an open letter that the name of the monkey acne was stigmatized and discriminatory, and the "urgent need" renamed the virus.

A spokesman pointed out: "The current name does not conform to the WHO's suggestions to avoid the use of geographical areas and animal names. In the background of the current global epidemic, naming diseases should be aimed at minimizing negative effects and avoid any animals or any animals or The group is offended. "

In fact, some groups have warned the exemplary of monkey acne. In late May, the African Foreign Journalists Association asked Western media to stop using black photos to highlight reports on monkey acne.

In the past, since the Democratic Republic of Congo's Democratic Republic in 1970 diagnosed the first case of human infection, most cases occurred in China and Africa.

However, another point of view was put forward in the open letter, that is, in this transmission of monkey acne, the lesions of patients appearing in many cases are different from the records recorded in African history. Therefore, scientists believe that any race or skin color should not be the representative of this disease.

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