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US Health Officials Expand Recommendation for Monkeypox Vaccine
U.S. health officials are expanding the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.
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U.S. to Deploy Nearly 300,000 Monkeypox Vaccine Doses to Fight Outbreak
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.
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DC's First Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic Opens Tuesday
The District will begin providing free monkeypox vaccines starting Tuesday. News4’s Mark Segraves has more information on vaccine requirements.
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DC to Provide Free Monkeypox Vaccines to At-Risk Groups
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.
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WHO: Monkeypox Does Not Constitute a ‘Global Emergency at This Stage'
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.
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Possible Monkeypox Case Found at Georgetown University
A possible case of monkeypox was found in a member of Georgetown University’s community, the school said in a message Wednesday.
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Possible Monkeypox Case Found at Georgetown University
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.
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WHO Considers Declaring Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
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
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US Boosts Monkeypox Testing, 142 Cases Confirmed
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.
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Monkeypox Case Identified in Maryland
A Maryland resident has what officials are investigating as a monkeypox case. Here’s what we know so far.
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CDC Issues New Guidance on Monkeypox Symptoms as US Cases Balloon
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.
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WHO to Rename Monkeypox After Concerns of Racism, Stigma
The World Health Organization announced an urgent move to rename the virus after a group of scientists argued that it is “inaccurate” and “stigmatizing.”
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U.S. Has More Than 36,000 Jynneos Monkeypox Vaccine Doses Immediately Available in National Stockpile
Bavarian Nordic also holds 1 million U.S.-owned doses and can fill another 16.4 million shots upon request by the federal government.
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Should You Worry About Monkeypox? Here's Why the Virus Is Different Than COVID
Monkeypox doesn’t spread as easily as COVID; it’s much more easier to identify close contacts and vaccinate them
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How Is Monkeypox Spread?
Monkeypox is not classified as a sexually transmitted disease
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What Are the Symptoms of Monkeypox?
Symptoms take 7-14 days to show, but can take up to 21 days to show
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Is Monkeypox Treatable? What to Know
We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox
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What We Know About the Nine Monkeypox Cases Identified in the US
The CDC is tracking monkeypox cases in seven states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
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Monkeypox Case Identified in Virginia
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...
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Monkeypox Outbreak Is Primarily Spreading Through Sex, WHO Officials Say
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.