monkeypox vaccine

Health officials authorized a plan to give people one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.

It’s been 22 days since Marco Reyes Rojas started experiencing monkeypox symptoms. “I had a fever for at least four days. It was from 101 to almost 104. I rushed to urgent care twice,” Reyes Rojas said. At first, he said, he noticed just a few bumps, but the symptoms quickly worsened. That’s when he got the news. “I had…

A monkeypox patient described his weeks-long journey with the disease as a physical and mental challenge. News4’s Mauricio Casillas reports.

Still, the administration faces a maze of obstacles, according to a dozen doctors on the frontlines and former public health officials who spoke with NBC News.

As monkeypox cases continue to grow, some high-risk groups are growing more concerned about how vaccines are being distributed.

As monkeypox cases continue to grow, some high-risk groups are growing more concerned about how vaccines are being distributed.

District leaders held a news conference to outline their plans for vaccination and treatment of high risk groups. Aimee Cho reports.

Washington, D.C., has the highest number of monkeypox cases per capita in the country, health officials said Monday. There have been 122 cases of the virus reported in the past two months in D.C., which is about one case per 6,500 residents, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Second in line behind D.C. is...

The Department of Health and Human Services says almost 1,500 monkeypox cases have been confirmed across the country. News4’s Derrick Ward explains how health officials are ramping up testing and vaccine distribution in hopes of slowing the outbreak.

Monkeypox cases continue to rise in the D.C. region, and there are now 91 cases in Washington, D.C., alone, data from the Centers for Disease Control reports. Maryland has 30 cases of monkeypox and Virginia 28, the CDC said, though the Virginia Department of Health reports 44 people have monkeypox in the state. The majority of cases are among gay…

Monkeypox is spreading across the country and in D.C. Health officials said the case count has increased eightfold over the last week. News4’s Mark Segraves reports.

Monkeypox cases in D.C. have grown eightfold in the past week, and cases are getting more severe, according to health officials. As of Tuesday, there are 58 known cases of the viral disease in the District. City health officials reported seven people had the virus last Tuesday. D.C. is among the regions of the country with the most monkeypox...

The District will begin providing free monkeypox vaccines starting Tuesday. News4’s Mark Segraves has more information on vaccine requirements.