A health worker speaks to women about mpox prevention at a clinic in Munigi, eastern Congo. | Photo Credit: AP Congo will receive the first vaccine doses to address its…
Sept. 15, 2022 – The number of Americans newly diagnosed with monkeypox has decreased by about 50% since early August, White House and other federal health officials announced Thursday.Although the…
By Steven Reinberg and Robin Foster HealthDay ReportersHealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Although there's now enough monkeypox vaccine to go around, the Americans who need it most…
The US government said on Monday it would provide about $11 million to support the packaging of Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a U.S.-based manufacturer's facility. The Danish company,…
Nancy Santos Gainer, spokeswoman, West Chester University.William Schaffner, MD, professor of infectious diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville.Amesh Adalja, MD, infectious disease specialist, senior scholar, Johns Hopkins Center for…
Aug. 18, 2022 – Should parents of young schoolchildren be worried about monkeypox?So far, at least nine children in the U.S. have tested positive for monkeypox. As of now, the American…
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) -- As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on…
July 25, 2022 – Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S. according to federal health officials.One case is a toddler who is a resident of California, and…
The World Health Organisation said it’s creating a new vaccine-sharing mechanism to stop the outbreak of monkeypox in more than 30 countries beyond Africa. The move could result in the…
May 24, 2022 – After 2 years of hearing about the coronavirus, there’s now another infectious disease on Americans’ radars: monkeypox.There is now one confirmed case and four suspected cases…