CDC Media Telebriefing: Update on 2022 U.S. Monkeypox Investigation

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release: Monday, May 23, 2022
Contact: Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

What

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will discuss the latest regarding the cases of monkeypox in the United States.

Who

  • Capt. Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, MS, Deputy Director, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
  • John Brooks, MD, Medical Epidemiologist, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

When
Monday, May 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM ET

Dial-In

Media:  800-369-1177
International:  1-773-756-4809
PASSCODE: 1550024

Non-Media: 888-603-9640

International Non-Media: 1-415-228-4588

PASSCODE: 3924081

Important Instructions
Please plan to dial in to the telebriefing 15 minutes before the start time.

Media: If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

Transcript
A transcript will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site www.cdc.gov/media.

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