Advocates urge mpox vaccines with cases on the rise
Public health officials came armed with a serious message for Pride Month: Get vaccinated against mpox.
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Public health officials came armed with a serious message for Pride Month: Get vaccinated against mpox.
The virus is spread by prolonged close contact, usually skin-to-skin, and results in rashes, scabs and, in a number of documented cases, a significant amount of physical pain.
The Minnesota Department of Health says it has confirmed the first two cases of mpox in the state for the year 2023.
The virus is spread by prolonged close contact, usually skin-to-skin, and results in rashes, scabs and, in a number of documented cases, a significant amount of physical pain.
The Biden administration declared a public health emergency to help ramp up the federal response to monkeypox.
The FDA said the monkeypox virus needs "only a single amino acid change" to evade the treatment.
Kyle Olson of Minneapolis says when he started feeling ill this past July, he thought he was developing yet another case of coronavirus – something he'd already dealt with twice.
Kyle Olson of Minneapolis says when he started feeling ill this past July, he thought he was developing yet another case of Coronavirus – something he’d already dealt with twice.
The CDC counts only 17 monkeypox cases in children under 16 years old so far.
Health officials in Minnesota say there have been 103 confirmed cases of monkeypox reported in the state.
This week, researchers at the University of Minnesota will begin testing metro wastewater for monkeypox. It's an extension of a partnership with the Metropolitan Wastewater Treatment Plant to conduct surveillance for COVID-19 levels in the metro area.
There are now a total of 58 cases of monkeypox in Minnesota, as the national tally for the virus inches closer to 10,000 total infections.
Health officials say that most of the cases are in the Twin Cities and all but two are in men.
Dr. Ashish Jha told "CBS Mornings" that declaring a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak will speed up vaccinations and help health officials obtain data to stop the spread of the disease.
Monkeypox was declared a public health emergency on Thursday, but there’s already growing frustration over the limited supply of vaccines.
The Biden administration is declaring a public health emergency for the monkeypox outbreak in the United States, which now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world.
Lessons learned as Monkeypox continues to spread. What Minnesota health experts are now saying about the disease.
New data shows the number of new monkeypox cases is doubling about every week.
Osterholm said that, as of now, the outbreak is largely affecting a limited group of "highly sexually active gay men," and added that many gay men are at low risk for contracting the virus. This as many in the LGBTQ+ community point out the risk of ostracization from the overall messaging on monkeypox.
The Biden administration has faced criticism over the pace of vaccine availability for monkeypox.
The World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an "extraordinary" situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.
The Minnesota health department has identified a total of six cases of monkeypox in the state.
The health department has identified six cases of monkeypox in the Twin Cities so far.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says the case was reported in Dane County. They did not say how they believe that person contracted it.
Health officials believe the person was infected while traveling outside of the state.
