monkeypox

How do you catch monkeypox? Until this worldwide outbreak, monkeypox was usually spread by infected rodents — including rats, mice and even squirrels — in west and central Africa.Humans can catch the illness — which comes from the same…

Atlanta man diagnosed with monkeypox, thinks he got disease by touching surface on the job ATLANTA — It’s a diagnosis a 28-year-old Georgia resident, who didn’t want to be identified, says he’s still wrapping his head around.“I couldn’t…

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. KINGSTON, Jamaica— Health Minister, Dr Christoher Tufton, on Thursday, stated that Monkeypox is not a “gay disease”.…

CNN  —  The US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization Tuesday that allows health-care providers to change how the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine is…

The global monkeypox outbreak is occurring in the gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with multiple male partners. Currently, the risk of contracting monkeypox for the public remains very low. Vaccination is an important…

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has decided to stretch out its limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by allowing a different method of injection that uses one-fifth as much per shot, according to people familiar with the…

As Kelechi Kalu books gigs as a musician, he wonders whether he is putting himself at risk for monkeypox. He finds himself second-guessing how close people are getting to him at bars or music venues. He got nervous when his boyfriend…

WASHINGTON — It sounded like a simple solution to the shortage of monkeypox vaccine: Merely by changing the way doses are injected, the federal government could vaccinate five times as many people with the supply it has in hand.But the…

MUNCIE, Ind. — As of Thursday the number of cases of monkeypox in Indiana had reached 62 cases, up from 45 the previous Thursday, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Those figures included at least two pediatric cases.The…

People lined up on Friday at a pop-up vaccination clinic in D.C. to get the monkeypox vaccine, hoping to mitigate the risk of getting the infection. Dr. Anthony Fauci says people should be aware, but they should not panic.…