Fourth case of Clade I monkeypox detected in U.S., health officials say
ATLANTA — The United States has confirmed a fourth case of clade I mpox, with the New York State Department of Health reporting the latest …
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‘Engendered Stigma’: CNN Medical Correspondent Praises WHO’s Monkeypox Name Change
‘Engendered Stigma’: CNN Medical Correspondent Praises WHO’s Monkeypox Name Change Harold Hutchison on November 28, 2022 A CNN medical correspondent praised the World Health Organization …
WHO plans to rename monkeypox to ‘MPOX’ – Politico
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox, designating it as “MPOX” in an effort to destigmatize the virus that gained a …
Britain says monkeypox shot offers strong 78% protection
LONDON (Reuters) – A single dose of the monkeypox vaccine provides 78% protection against the virus, according to data from England released on Tuesday that …
U.S. FDA authorizes Roche’s monkeypox test
(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator on Tuesday issued an emergency use authorization to Roche’s test for the detection of DNA from monkeypox virus in swab …
Los Angeles reports area’s first death due to monkeypox
(Reuters) – The Los Angeles Department of Public Health said on Monday it had confirmed the area’s first death due to monkeypox, saying the individual …
U.S. starts enrollment in trial testing Siga’s antiviral for monkeypox
(Reuters) – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Friday it had started enrolling monkeypox patients in a late-stage study testing Siga Technologies Inc’s …
U.S. starts enrollments in trial testing smaller dosage of monkeypox vaccine
(Reuters) – The National Institutes of Health said on Thursday it had started enrollments in a trial testing an alternative method of administering Bavarian Nordic’s …
Monkeypox apathy will ‘condemn people to suffer,’ Latin American activists say
By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Gay rights activists from across Latin America have called for the region’s governments to take firm steps to …
Texas reports first U.S. death in person with monkeypox
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Texas on Tuesday reported the first death in a severely immunocompromised person who was diagnosed with monkeypox, according to …
CDC chief says few in the U.S. getting full monkeypox vaccine series
By Ahmed Aboulenein and Julie Steenhuysen WASHINGTON -Very few people who have gotten monkeypox shots in the United States have received the second dose needed …
U.S. monkeypox cases may be peaking, experts say
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – Monkeypox cases in some large U.S. cities appear to be declining, matching trends seen in Europe, and experts are …
Analysis-Experts question reliance on monkeypox vaccine with little data, short supply
By Jennifer Rigby and Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – A reliance on vaccines in short supply and questions over their best use are hampering efforts …
EU backs changing monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – European countries could stretch out limited supplies of the monkeypox vaccine by administering smaller doses of the shot, the …
‘Do Not Kiss, Hug, Cuddle Or Have Sex’: One Of The Wokest School Districts Issues Monkeypox Guidelines
‘Do Not Kiss, Hug, Cuddle Or Have Sex’: One Of The Wokest School Districts Issues Monkeypox Guidelines Reagan Reese on August 18, 2022 A Virginia …
Phil Murphy Attacks Monkeypox Discrimination
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is issuing a warning to anyone who dares to discriminate against those who contract the Monkeypox virus. …
U.S. to provide states with up to 442,000 Jynneos doses to combat monkeypox
(Reuters) -The U.S. government said on Monday it will provide states with up to 442,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos vaccine to combat the outbreak …
FDA chief backs alternate method for injecting Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox shot
(Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration chief on Thursday defended a plan to administer Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox shot intradermally after the company raised …
Europe to consider “dose-sparing” to increase monkeypox vaccine, WHO seeks trials
By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Health officials in Europe are discussing whether to follow a move by the United States to stretch …
Drugmaker Gilead to help fund monkeypox education for LGBTQ+ groups
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Drugmaker Gilead Sciences plans to announce on Tuesday that it will provide up to $5 million in grants to help …
Explainer: Monkeypox in the U.S. – Where could it spread next?
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – The United States declared monkeypox a public health emergency last week, an effort to bolster the U.S. response to contain …
Explainer-How worried should we be about the monkeypox health emergency?
(Reuters) – The United States declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency, a move that may increase health agency access to funds and allow …
African monkeypox cases not concentrated among gay men, experts say
JOHANNESBURG – Monkeypox outbreaks in Africa are not concentrated among gay men, unlike in other parts of the world, experts from the World Health Organization …
U.S. regulators defend requiring more data on monkeypox drug
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – As U.S. monkeypox cases rise, U.S. health agencies in a medical journal article published on Wednesday defended their decision to …
Sudan reports first confirmed Monkeypox case – ministry
(Reuters) – Sudan reported its first confirmed Monkeypox case, the country’s health ministry said late on Sunday. A 16-year-old student was confirmed sick with the …
‘Painful And Racist History’: NYC Health Czar Demands That WHO Rename Monkeypox
‘Painful And Racist History’: NYC Health Czar Demands That WHO Rename Monkeypox Harold Hutchison on July 27, 2022 New York City’s top public health official …
U.S., EU clear manufacturing plant for Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox vaccine
(Reuters) -Drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said U.S. and European regulators have approved the use of Jynneos vaccine doses made at the company’s plant in Denmark as …
EU urges intensified effort to combat monkeypox
BRUSSELS – The European Commission urged the 27 EU members on Wednesday to take a more forceful and coordinated approach towards monkeypox now that the …
U.S. may require nearly $7 billion to combat monkeypox outbreak – WaPo
(Reuters) – The Biden administration estimates it may need nearly $7 billion to deal with the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, the Washington Post …
WHO Declares Monkeypox A ‘Public Health Emergency’
WHO Declares Monkeypox A ‘Public Health Emergency’ Micaela Burrow on July 23, 2022 The World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of …
WHO experts split on monkeypox emergency ahead of decision – sources
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) expert group are split over whether the monkeypox outbreak represents a global health …
Analysis-Years of neglect leaves sexual health clinics ill-prepared for monkeypox
By Julie Steenhuysen and Jennifer Rigby CHICAGO/LONDON – Sexual health clinics on the frontline of the monkeypox response are already financially stretched, leaving the United …
U.S. adds 2.5 million Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine doses, expects more in July
(Reuters) -The U.S. government has ordered an additional 2.5 million doses of Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for use against monkeypox and expects more later this month …
South Korea reports first confirmed monkeypox case, steps up monitoring
By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea on Wednesday confirmed its first case of monkeypox virus and pledged to strengthen monitoring and response systems as …
WHO set to decide if monkeypox represents health emergency
By Jennifer Rigby and Mrinalika Roy LONDON -The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee on Thursday next week to assess whether the monkeypox …
Monkeypox DNA found in semen in handful of cases -researchers say
By Natalie Grover and Emilio Parodi LONDON/MILAN – Fragments of the monkeypox virus have been detected in semen in a handful of patients in Italy, …
U.S. seeks to expand monkeypox testing as cases rise
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO – U.S. health officials are working to expand capabilities to test for monkeypox beyond a narrow group of public health labs, …
U.S. CDC removes mask recommendation from monkeypox travel notice to avoid confusion
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it had removed a mask recommendation from its monkeypox travel notice …
Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge
By Natalie Grover LONDON – Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up …
WHO aims to contain monkeypox outbreak by minimizing human transmission
BERLIN – It is not clear yet whether the spread of monkeypox can be contained completely, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, adding that …
Bavarian Nordic raises 2022 annual guidance again after monkeypox vaccine deals
(Reuters) – Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic revised its annual guidance on Monday for a second time after signing supply contracts with several undisclosed countries …
Disease experts call on WHO, governments for more action on monkeypox
By Jennifer Rigby GENEVA – Some prominent infectious disease experts are pushing for faster action from global health authorities to contain a growing monkeypox outbreak …
Canada reports 10 new cases of monkeypox, including the first in Ontario
(Reuters) – The Public Health Agency of Canada has confirmed 10 new cases of monkeypox, including the first case in the province of Ontario, bringing …
Abbott developing test for monkeypox
By Leroy Leo (Reuters) -Abbott Laboratories said on Thursday it is actively developing a test for monkeypox, as the disease spreads in various countries. The …
WHO asks countries to increase surveillance for Monkeypox
(Reuters) – About 200 confirmed and more than 100 suspected cases of Monkeypox have been detected so far outside of the countries where it usually …
Biden says ‘everybody’ should be concerned about monkeypox outbreak
SEOUL – The monkeypox outbreak is something “everybody should be concerned about,” U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday, adding that U.S. health officials are …
More U.S. monkeypox cases likely, risk to public is low -official says
WASHINGTON -Additional cases of monkeypox are likely to be detected in the United States but the risk to the general public is low at this …
Explainer-Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States. …