monkeypox

U.S. health officials are expanding the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.

The U.S. will deploy nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses in the coming weeks in an effort to stamp out the growing outbreak of the virus.

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

The District is set to begin providing free monkeypox vaccines Tuesday, prioritizing shots for people who have the highest risk of contracting the viral infection.

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

A possible case of monkeypox was found in a member of Georgetown University’s community, the school said in a message Wednesday.

A possible case of monkeypox has been found in Georgetown University’s community. The individual is in isolation and is doing well, the school said in a letter.

WHO is convening an emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, a decision that comes only after the disease spilled into the West

The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S.

A Maryland resident has what officials are investigating as a monkeypox case. Here’s what we know so far.

The CDC has confirmed 100 monkeypox cases in 20 states and the District of Columbia in the last month, making it the country’s largest monkeypox outbreak ever.

The World Health Organization announced an urgent move to rename the virus after a group of scientists argued that it is “inaccurate” and “stigmatizing.”

Bavarian Nordic also holds 1 million U.S.-owned doses and can fill another 16.4 million shots upon request by the federal government.

Monkeypox doesn’t spread as easily as COVID; it’s much more easier to identify close contacts and vaccinate them

Monkeypox is not classified as a sexually transmitted disease

Symptoms take 7-14 days to show, but can take up to 21 days to show

We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox

The CDC is tracking monkeypox cases in seven states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

A case of monkeypox in Virginia is among nine now identified across seven states, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday morning. Cases also have been identified in California, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Utah and Washington, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said. Virginia’s monkeypox patient is a woman who lives in Northern Virginia and...

An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases.