vasan: well, we make up 25% of the nationwide cases. at the last vaccine allocation, we got 10% of that allocation. while we are extraordinarily grateful to our partners in washington and atlanta and elsewhere further efforts, we need more vaccine and we need vaccine commensurate with the scale of the problem here. we also need the allocation between w york state and new york city to be in line with t burden on new york city. we represent over 90%, almost 95% of the cases in the state are here in new york city. and yet we only got in the last round about 70% of the allocation from the overall state allocation. soe have work to do on the basic math of this. stephanie: let's talkbout the biden administration's response to monkeypox. if you were in a room today with the just appointed monkeypox coordinator, what would you want toelay to him? dr. vasan: number one, i really am encouraged by these appointments. mr. fenton and a former colleague here from new york city are really an embodiment of balancing operations and science for the best

ashwin , vasan. thank you so much, doctor, for joining the news hour. dr. vasan: thanks a lot.q has been reeling from unrest after the powerful she had cleared muqtada al sadr , called for a revolution, , taunting his shia rivals and demanding sweeping changes to the current political system. special correspondent simona foltyn reports from baghdad. simona: after nine months of political deadlock to form a new government, shia cleric muqtada al sadr has taken his fight to the streets. on saturday, his followers stormed the heavily fortified green zone, home to the american and other embassies, and many iraqi government institutions. >> we are ready for any emergency that affects iraq and the iraqi people. we are following instructions. maybe there will be a sit in, maybe we will withdraw, no one knows. our leader muqtada al sadr is the decision maker." >> and he decided to flex his populist muscle. the rioters laid siege to parliament to show their rejection of the post-2003 political order. >> iraqi parliament is just a succession of corrupt parties, gangs and militias who are

ashwin vasan to discuss the monkeypox outbreak. dr. vasan welcome. guest: thank you.ost: we want to hear from viewers. you can share your thoughts by tweeting at post live. many americans still have questions about monkeypox. briefly, what is this virus and how is it spreading? guest: you are absolutely right. there is a lot of lack of information or confusion around this virus. so it is important to start with the basics. mpv or what is being known as monkeypox is a poxvirus that is related to smallpox but not as severe traditionally. it is a virus that has passed primarily through contact of lesions that develop around the body and transmit to someone who does not have the disease. it is -- it requires close skin to skin contact for a relatively long period of time. so brushing against someone or shaking hands should not be, and we are not seeing it as, a prime rate of transmission. monkeypox has existed since the 1970's mostly endemic to west and central africa. and that strain of the virus has circulated without a whole lot of intervention in that area. from the g

vasan was speaking with the "washington post" in that clip and we heard him say new york is wrestlingthis. in the meantime, on the federal level, the fda stands by the strategy as a way to make the most of the nation's vaccine supply at this time. back to you. >> thank you very much, jacqueline. >>> coming up, disturbing and emotional testimony as witnesses take the stand and recount being shown gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed nba legend kobe bryant and his daughter and seven others. we'll have the latest on the trial next. for adults with neralized myasthenia gravis who are positive for acetylcholine receptor antibodies, it may feel like the world is moving without you. but the picture is changing, with vyvgart. in a clinical trial, participants achieved improved daily abilities with vyvgart added to their current treatment. and vyvgart helped clinical trial participants achieve reduced muscle weakness. vyvgart may increase the risk of infection. in a clinical study, the most common infections were urinary tract and respiratory tract infections. tell your doctor i

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