Topic: Ghana Pouch Rats

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Dr. McCullough explains that monkeypox is a self-limited illness that can be easily treated with an oral medication called T-Pox (Tecovirimat), of which the U.S. has a stockpile of 2 million doses. He contrasts the current hysteria with a 2003 outbreak involving Ghana pouch rats that caused no public panic. The segment suggests the 13 million vaccine doses ordered by the government are an unnecessary and hyperbolic response to a manageable threat.