Early US data show Jynneos vaccine protects against monkeypox
Sep 29, 2022
A combined 800,000 first and second doses have been distributed so far throughout the country.
US mpox cases rising again as vaccinations lag
Mar 28, 2024
Mpox cases are climbing again in the United States, with the number of reported infections now twice as high as they were at this time last year, new government data shows.
WHO: Monkeypox cases may finally be ebbing
Aug 25, 2022
UK health authorities said recently that a decline in new cases in that country may be an early sign the outbreak was starting to slow.
CDC reports no new mpox cases in over a week for first time since outbreak began
Apr 28, 2023
Since the outbreak began last May, more than 30,000 people have been infected with the virus, and 42 people have died.
Monkeypox may get new name to curb stigma
Aug 15, 2022
The World Health Organization will hold an open forum to consider new names that are not offensive to specific groups.
Biden administration may declare monkeypox a public health emergency
Jul 26, 2022
Biden’s decision could come this week, paired with an announcement that about 800,000 additional vaccines will be distributed.
Monkeypox virus detected in anorectal samples from asymptomatic patients
Aug 16, 2022
“Whether this indicates viral shedding that can lead to transmission is unknown,” the authors write. “If so, the practice of ring postexposure vaccination around symptomatic persons with...
Monkeypox renamed mpox amid racism concerns
Nov 28, 2022
The virus has been called monkeypox since 1958, when it was first observed in Denmark in research monkeys.
WHO says global monkeypox cases have jumped 77 percent in one week
Jul 08, 2022
The virus typically infects people through bites from rodents or small animals, and not through person-to-person spread.
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency
Jul 25, 2022
The WHO panel was hesitant to make the declaration because the virus is still spreading mostly in the primary risk group, men who have sex with men, and not among more vulnerable groups such as older adults.