Commentary: The furtive messaging around monkeypox feels awfully familiar

Have public health officials and the news media been less than candid in their explanations of the risk factors in the worldwide monkeypox outbreak? Are we seeing a replay of why people are losing confidence in doctors and journalists who have not been forthright about the public in the COVID-19 pandemic?

Monkeypox is an uncommon viral infection, and the most common means of spread is close contact with an infected person who has the typical rash or contact with clothing that has touched the rash.