Latino community being hit particularly hard by monkeypox cases
Andria Borba reports on higher impact from monkeypox being felt by SF's Latino community (8-1-2022)
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Andria Borba reports on higher impact from monkeypox being felt by SF's Latino community (8-1-2022)
Dozens of San Franciscans lined up outside of the monkeypox vaccine clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital early Monday, hoping to get a dose as the city entered day one of its health emergency triggered by a growing outbreak.
A kinky San Francisco street fair Sunday sparked concerns of being a monkeypox superspreader event.
Just days after the city declared a state of emergency over the monkeypox outbreak organizers decided to move forward with the annual Dore Alley street fair aka Up Your Alley fair. Da Lin reports. (7-31-22)
Devin Fehely spoke with UCSF infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong to get tips on staying safe from monkeypox this summer. (7-30-22)
The slow response by the federal government to monkeypox is being compared by some to their poor response to the AIDS crisis. Others say it's simply burnout after COVID that's slowing things down. Former KPIX 5 reporter Hank Plante, whose award-winning reports chronicled the AIDS epidemic, offers his insight.
California is "looking carefully" at declaring a public health emergency for monkeypox to combat the outbreak, the state's lead public health official said Friday.
Anne Makovec spoke to former KPIX correspondent Hank Plante, who reported from the frontlines of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, about the government response to monkeypox. (7-29-22)
KPIX spoke with a San Francisco man battling monkeypox who is calling for better leadership from city officials when it comes to getting access to the vaccine. Andria Borba reports. (7-29-22)
A San Francisco man who is currently battling monkeypox is calling for better leadership by government and city officials when it comes to vaccine access.
A project monitoring the spread of COVID-19 in the Bay Area via wastewater is now expanding its efforts to also watch the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
San Francisco officials on Thursday announced they are declaring a public health emergency over monkeypox that will go into effect on August 1.
San Francisco mayor London Breed announced a state of emergency Thursday over the growing number of monkeypox cases. Sara Donchey reports. (7-28-22)
Elizabeth Cook reports on San Francisco's decision to declare a public health emergency over the monkeypox virus (7-28-22)
Just as they have with COVID-19, health officials across the Bay Area are using waste water to determine the true number of monkeypox cases. Max Darrow reports. (7-28-22)
Team coverage of SF and other parts of the Bay Area receiving less doses of the monkeypox vaccine than needed from the federal government (7-28-2022)
Santa Clara health officials announced Wednesday they were expecting the arrival of more than 700 doses of monkeypox vaccine as the number of cases in the county has grown to 39.
Santa Clara County health officials announced Wednesday they were expecting the arrival of more than 700 doses of monkeypox vaccine as the number of cases in the county has grown. Katie Nielsen reports. (7-27-22)
Napa County health officials announced Tuesday that they are investigating the county's first probable case of monkeypox.
Local public health agencies are unsure of the supply of the monkeypox vaccine coming this week from the federal government forcing the closure of Zuckerberg San Francisco General's vaccine clinic.
Natalie Brand reports on growing concerns about the rising number of monkeypox cases in San Francisco and across the country (7-25-2022)
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 first two cases of monkeypox in children have now been confirmed and one of those cases is a toddler from California.
The first two cases of monkeypox in children have now been confirmed and one of those cases is a toddler from California. Andrea Nakano reports. (7-22-22)
With San Francisco's ongoing monkeypox outbreak, on Friday officials announced the city lacks sufficient vaccine supply for the number of people who need it.
