The Biden administration announced on Friday it expects to end the public health emergency on monkeypox, also referred to as mpox, citing a low number of cases. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said that because of the low number of cases, HHS “does not expect that it needs to renew […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Biden administration on Wednesday renewed the public health emergency determination for monkeypox. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra said in a statement that his decision to renew the public health emergency was “a result of the continued consequences of an outbreak of monkeypox cases across […]
BEIJING—A senior Chinese health official advised people to avoid contact with foreigners to prevent monkeypox infection after the first known case of the virus was reported in China. “To prevent possible monkeypox infection and as part of our healthy lifestyle, it is recommended that 1) you do not have direct skin-to-skin contact with foreigners,” Wu […]
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced the cause of death, and a spokesperson said it was confirmed by an autopsy. The […]
Authorities in Texas on Tuesday confirmed the first death of a person who contracted monkeypox in the United States, coming after more than 18,000 people have contracted the virus in recent months. The individual who died was “severely immunocompromised,” said the Texas Department of State Health Services in a statement. It’s not clear if the person died […]
The Biden administration announced on Monday it will provide about $11 million to support the production of the Jynneos smallpox vaccine that is being used against monkeypox in the ongoing outbreak. The funds will support the manufacturing of the vaccines at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
MEXICO CITY—Mexico and Cuba have reported the deaths of two people who had tested positive for monkeypox, although neither country attributed the fatalities to the viral disease. The reports follow monkeypox-related deaths reported in Brazil and Ecuador in the past month, but fatalities remain rare in the current outbreak. The Pan-American Health Organization has reported […]
Monkeypox cases are now in all 50 U.S. states after Wyoming reported its first case on Monday, prompting the state to offer vaccines to gay and bisexual men and their partners. Dr. Alexia Harrist, Wyoming’s health officer and epidemiologist, said Monday that public health officials from the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) are investigating if […]
New York health officials this week reported the state’s first known case of monkeypox in a patient aged under 18. A new weekly summary of Monkeypox Cases from the New York State Department of Health confirmed that the affected person resides outside of New York City, but did not specify where in the state the case was […]
A growing body of research published in recent weeks suggests that sexual intercourse between men itself, rather than skin-to-skin contact, is likely the driving force behind the current monkeypox outbreak. Recent studies have found the monkeypox virus in semen.
