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The monkeypox outbreak continues to swell across the globe, leading the World Health Organization on Saturday to declare it a public health emergency of international concern. The designation means that a coordinated international…

The monkeypox outbreak is spreading with alarming speed. Ideally, it should have been nipped in the bud when the first cases appeared in May and June outside West and Central Africa, where monkeypox has been endemic for decades. Now the…

The move comes after pressure from states, who have been pushing the administration to release more doses of monkeypox vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile managed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and…

Monkeypox: What you need to know Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security senior scholar says what people should do if they contract the virus on ‘Special Report.’NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The demand for monkeypox…

AKAMKPA, Nigeria—The two sons of Destiny, a 48-year-old Nigerian businessman whose nephew had recently contracted the monkeypox virus, are already showing similar symptoms. They have swollen lymph nodes, which started a couple of days…

Being up to date on COVID-19 vaccines means having had three or four doses of the same shot at this point. Current boosters are the same formulations as the first authorized shots, based on the original strain of the coronavirus that…

Test tubes labelled "Monkeypox virus positive and negative" are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | ReutersThe Biden administration has distributed 1,200 monkeypox vaccine doses for people who have had high-risk…

Vaccines for monkeypox are now available to some health care workers treating infected people."I'm happy to report, even with the first case in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital, our colleagues across the government have been able…

The CDC said there's no need for a mass vaccination campaign for the public.May 24, 2022, 12:33 AM• 4 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleWith seven people in the U.S. now confirmed or presumed to have monkeypox,…

Monkeypox can be spread via close contact with someone infected (Picture: AFP/Reuters)The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has told states to prepare strategies to counter the spread of monkeypox, including…