SEOUL&nbsp;—&nbsp;The monkeypox outbreak is something "everybody should be concerned about," United States&nbsp;President Joe Biden said on Sunday (May 22), adding that United States&nbsp;health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines.

"We’re working on it hard to figure out what we do," Biden told reporters at an air base in South Korea before departing on Air Force One for Japan.

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US President Joe Biden pauses while speaking during a briefing from senior officials on efforts to prepare for and respond to future hurricanes, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, on May 18, 2022. 

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SEOUL — The monkeypox outbreak is something "everybody should be concerned about," United States President Joe Biden said on Sunday (May 22), adding that United States health officials are looking into possible treatments and vaccines. "We’re working on it hard to figure out what we do," Biden told reporters at an air base in South Korea before departing on Air...

Biden says 'everybody' should be concerned about monkeypox outbreak