Health officials in Texas reported the death of a person with monkeypox Tuesday in what appears to be the first fatal case of the disease in the U.S. The person was a “severely immunocompromised” adult, according to the state health department.
Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins speaks with Andrew Joseph, a reporter for STAT.
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