similar to the one that the u.s. has been predicting in a full fledged support of ukraine in its war against russia. that is, the u.s. remains a force that can unify nations to stand up against the worlds of socrates, whether in the west are in the east. one of the aggressors in america wants to contain is north korea, which has been flaunting its nuclear arsenal recently. the country has performed 16 missile tests so far this year, including a test of long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles, that would be capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. senior u.s. officials are warning that north korea could perform another weapons test, while biden is in the region. so, far that has not happen. as serious as the north korean threat, is its potential trouble comes from china, from north korea s strongest closest allies. the other goal of president biden s visit to asia this week, including his physical presence there, is to counter china s growing economic and military and dip
monkeypox. the cdc says the disease for seeing its name because it was protecting laboratory monkeys in 1958. while monkeypox doesn t usually spread from human to human. in recent weeks, about a dozen cases have been detected in the uk, portugal and spain. two cases have also been detected stateside. one in massachusetts and the other here in new york city. meanwhile, five cases and confirm in canada. according to that country s public health agency. turning now is doctor nahid bhadelia. she s an infectious disease physician as the founding director of the boston university center for emerging infectious disease policy and research. and a visiting fellow for the white house office of science and technology policy. doctor bhadelia, good to see you again,. thank you for being with us these infectious diseases the pop of all the time. but our sense is our heightened right now. so when we started hearing about monkeypox cases. i think a lot of people are alarmed. is this the next iteration
crucial for meeting the administration s september 20th deadline. all of it at a pivotal time of the pandemic. nearly 2,000 americans are dying from covid every day, most since last winter. infection rates are surging across the west and midwest, forcing hospitals to send patients across state lines for care. joining me with the latest, ahead of the key meeting, gabe gutierrez. also with us, msnbc medical contributor, founding director of boston university center for emerging infectious disease policy and research. gabe, walk us through the duelling medical studies this week on booster shots and what, if anything, they mean for tomorrow s fda meeting, do we know anything about which way the committee might be leaning? reporter: it is confusing for many americans and highly contentious in the medical community as you just alluded to. monday in the lancet, an article