Monkeypox Response Strategy News Today

that and the potential for the former president to influence the races. ♪ good morning, everyone. happy saturday and welcome to your new day. it is a good day. saturday, august 20th. good to be with you, boris. >> always a pleasure. good to be with you, amara. we begin with the concerns about a nuclear power plant on the front lines of russias war against ukraine. fighting around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has intensified, so much so that now there are concerns about a possib...

on going fighting outside. a senior u.s. defense official calling russias actions the height of irresponsibility. as cnn first reported, new satellite images contradict russian claims that ukraine has been systematically shelling the area around the plant. both sides are accusing each other of endangering the facility. cnn sam kiley is there. where do things stand right there? >> reporter: they stand as a very, very dangerous moment. that is something that the international community, ...

To be administering monkeypox vaccines at different events that focus on individuals that are at risk, including charlottes pride festival this weekend. >> part of a new strategy to get ahead of the outbreak. includes boosting vaccine supply with an additional 1.8 million vaccine doses. making anti-viral treatments more readily available. and reaching out to at-risk communities. cnns jacqueline howard has more. >> reporter: this weekend appears to be the start of the biden administrations new mo...

Appears to be the start of the biden administrations monkeypox response strategy and that including ramping up vaccinations. some states are participating in the efforts and north carolina a pilot program from the white house and cdc is underway to distribute monkeypox vaccines at charlotte pride events this weekend. this comes at a time when the united states is home to about one-third of the worlds monkeypox cases. lets take a look at the numbers. so there are more than 14,000 cases in the u.s...