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Will WHO declare the spread of monkeypox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern before 2023?

60%chance

60%chance

ResolvedYes

ResolvedYes

The community gave this a 60% chance, and it resolved Yes.

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Opened:

May 19, 2022

Closes:

Dec 31, 2022

Resolved:

Jul 23, 2022

Spot Scoring Time:

May 20, 2022

Mpox (Monkeypox)

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