A Health Equity Expert on Making Monkeypox Messaging More Inclusive

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The monkeypox outbreak that has spread around the world has disproportionately affected gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. But some public health experts caution that current messaging may leave many people with the false impression that they are not at risk for monkeypox. STAT recently spoke about these issues with Stella Safo, a primary care physician at Mount Sinai specializing in HIV treatment and public health and the founder of Just Equity for Health. She says, “I’m seeing on the ground in real time what’s happening with the messaging with monkeypox, and how it’s confusing people.” Read the interview here.

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