CDC: Unvaccinated 14 Times More Likely to Catch Monkeypox
Men eligible for the monkeypox vaccine who did not receive one were roughly 14 times more likely to catch the virus, early real-world effectiveness data from the CDC showed. During…
White House pushes for monkeypox funding as cases fall
Monkeypox cases are declining in many areas of the country, but the Biden administration is warning that the virus still poses a danger and pushing for lawmakers to approve its multibillion-dollar…
California declares a state of emergency over monkeypox outbreak, following New York and Illinois
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency over the rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak on Monday, the third U.S. state to do so in a matter of days. Newsom…
New York Gov. Hochul declares disaster emergency over monkeypox
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday declared a monkeypox disaster emergency order as 1,383 cases have been reported across New York State. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License…
WHO declares monkeypox an international public health emergency
The World Health Organization on Saturday declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, a designation reserved for the most serious global disease outbreaks.That puts monkeypox on the same list…
Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the US
NEW YORK (AP) — The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes…
CDC: No Evidence Monkeypox Is Airborne
There is currently no evidence that monkeypox is airborne, CDC officials said on Friday. To date, 45 cases across 15 states and Washington, D.C. have been reported -- and not…
CDC raises monkeypox alert as global cases surpass 1,000
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stepped up its monkeypox guidance, urging travelers to take extra precautions including wearing face masks as global cases of the virus…
CDC: Two Distinct Monkeypox Strains Detected in U.S.
Gene sequencing efforts suggest that two different monkeypox variants are spreading in the U.S., raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating longer than experts initially thought, CDC officials…
Fact Check: Monkeypox Is NOT Biological Warfare
Are governments waging biological war via monkeypox? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence monkeypox virus, the virus that causes monkeypox, is being used by governments to cause disease. Monkeypox…
CDC identifies four new presumptive cases of monkeypox, preps treatment
Posted May 23, 2022 at 4:54pmThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified four presumptive and one confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States, and public health officials…
Monkeypox is a ‘concern for everybody’ and US is looking into treatments and vaccines, says Biden
Monkeypox is something "everybody should be concerned about" and the US is looking into what kind of treatments and vaccines are available, President Joe Biden has said. The World Health…
Monkeypox is spreading around the world. What is the disease and how dangerous is it?
Health authorities in Europe, the U.S. and Australia are investigating a recent outbreak of monkeypox cases, a rare viral disease typically confined to Africa. Germany on Friday reported its first case…