U.S. confirms first two cases of monkeypox in children
One case is in an infant who is a California resident and another is in a toddler who is not a U.S. resident, the CDC said.
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One case is in an infant who is a California resident and another is in a toddler who is not a U.S. resident, the CDC said.
San Francisco supervisors on Thursday lambasted the public health response to the ongoing global monkeypox outbreak, calling for improved communication with at-risk groups and an influx of vaccine doses.
California public health officials called on the federal government this week to supply more than 500,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine in an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus.
Anne Makovec reports on Bay Area health officials trying to step up efforts to control monkeypox as disease continues to spread (7-20-2022)
Demand for monkeypox vaccines remained high in the Bay Area Wednesday, with the number of people seeking the shots far outpacing supply.
As cases of monkeypox continue to rise in the Bay Area, health officials in Santa Clara County have expanded eligibility of the vaccine after receiving several hundred doses.
The Centers for Disease Control has confirmed 267 cases of monkeypox in Caifornia and half of them are in the Bay Area. A UC Berkeley health expert talks about how the virus is spread.
Public health officials in Solano County announced Tuesday that they confirmed the first case of Monkeypox to be discovered in the area.
The number of monkeypox cases is increasing in the Bay Area and nationwide prompting a call for action from members of the gay community.
Monkeypox cases are rising prompting a call for action from LGBTQ+ activists. Shawn Chitnis tells they rallied in San Francisco Monday, demanding a better response to the outbreak.
Natalie Brand reports on experts saying U.S. needs to increase monkeypox testing and vaccination (7-18-2022)
Health officials ordered nearly 7 million doses but most of those are not expected to arrive for months.
Sunday was the annual AIDS Walk San Francisco but monkeypox was also on the minds of many of the estimated 1,500 who marched in Golden Gate Park. Shawn Chitnis reports. (7-17-22)
There is much frustration around getting the monkeypox vaccine in the Bay Area with too-great demand and too-little supply.
There is much frustration around getting the monkeypox vaccine in the Bay Area with too-great demand and too-little supply.
The U.S. has tallied at least 1,470 cases in the monkeypox outbreak so far.
Bay Area health leaders said Thursday they share the frustration of people who waited in line for hours trying to get doses of the monkeypox vaccine.
Ryan Yamamoto and Sara Donchey discuss the latest news on the coronavirus and monkeypox epidemics with infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong. (7-14-22)
There are growing calls for a more aggressive response to the monkeypox outbreak as some people have waited for hours for a very limited supply of shots. Shawn Chitnis reports. (7-14-22)
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control announced it would increase monkeypox testing capacity, while in San Francisco vaccine supply is outweighing demand, and city officials say a more immediate response is needed from the federal government.
As the number of monkeypox cases in the Bay Area grows and as people wait for vaccines, calls are growing urgent for a more aggressive response to the outbreak.
As the number of monkeypox cases in the Bay Area grows and as people wait for vaccines, calls are growing urgent for a more aggressive response to the outbreak. Andria Borba reports. (7/13/22)
San Francisco public health officials said Wednesday they are running out of monkeypox vaccines and are urgently requesting additional ones from the federal government.
The first case of monkeypox was confirmed in Contra Costa County Tuesday, and COVID-19 transmission is back on the rise countywide, health officials said.
As the monkeypox outbreak grows, two San Francisco lawmakers along with the LGBTQ community have become frustrated over the federal government's response and the lack of available vaccines.
