U.S. spots first monkeypox case in a pregnant woman as cases climb
While pregnant women are among those at the highest risk of severe disease, both mom and baby are "doing well" so far.
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President Biden's COVID-19 symptoms have almost completely gone away, his doctor said. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBS News' Lana Zak to discuss Biden's condition, plus the White House's response to monkeypox, the upcoming GDP numbers and the semiconductor chips bill.
COVID-19 and monkeypox cases on the rise
COVID-19 cases are rising again, and the World Health Organization has also declared monkeypox an international health emergency, with over 2,800 U.S. cases reported. Dr. Jerry Abraham, the director of vaccine programs at Kedren Health in Los Angeles, joins anchors Tanya Rivero and Nikki Battiste with more on efforts to contain both viruses.
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WHO: Monkeypox is a "public health emergency"
The World Health Organization is now calling the monkeypox outbreak "a public health emergency." The virus spreads mainly through skin-to-skin contact and can cause a fever and rash. There are more than 16,000 reported cases around the world and nearly 3,000 in the U.S.
Doctor on monkeypox outbreak, vaccine supply
The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a global emergency, and the White House says the federal government is considering a similar declaration. Jericka Duncan spoke with Dr. Celine Gounder on "CBS News Mornings" about what this designation means and what she thinks the U.S. government should be doing about the outbreak.
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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergency
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.
U.S. confirms first two cases of monkeypox in kids
Health officials confirmed the first U.S. cases of monkeypox in children. Nearly 2,600 cases have been reported in the U.S., mostly among gay men.
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.
Clinics struggle to cope with monkeypox
Health experts say monkeypox outbreaks need to be handled more rigorously as cases rise across the U.S. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with Lauren Weber, Midwest correspondent with Kaiser Health News, about why that's easier said than done.
Monkeypox exposes weakened public health system and frayed sexual clinic safety net
Sexual health clinics are scrambling to properly track, test and treat hundreds of monkeypox patients. So far, it isn't going well.
Monkeypox cases on the rise
Health officials expect the number of monkeypox cases to keep climbing for at least the next few weeks as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Dr. Celine Gounder joined CBS News' Vlad Duthiers and Anne Marie Green to discuss.
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Monkeypox vaccine supply struggles to keep up with U.S. outbreak
Health officials ordered nearly 7 million doses but most of those are not expected to arrive for months.
CDC expects monkeypox cases will continue to climb through August
The U.S. has tallied at least 1,470 cases in the monkeypox outbreak so far.
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Doctor urges caution with new COVID variant
The latest Omicron variant BA.5 now accounts for 65% of all new COVID cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Jay Varma, director of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response, joins CBS News' Ben Tracy to discuss the recent surge in infections.
Monkeypox vaccine and testing delays echo failures in early COVID response
Some public health experts see in the response to monkeypox a repeat of mistakes that the government made in combating COVID-19.
Monkeypox cases jump 77% in a week, WHO reports
The agency said nine additional countries had reported cases.
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Omicron subvariants fuel wave of infections
Subvariants of the Omicron strain and an uptick in summer travel and gatherings is fueling a new wave of COVID-19 infections. And as monkeypox cases also rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that high risk individuals get that vaccine. Dr. Celine Gounder, editor-at-large for public health at Kaiser Health News and an infectious disease specialist, joins “CBS News Mornings” to discuss.
Dr. Celine Gounder on Omicron booster vaccine
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Celine Gounder joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the FDA panel's recommendation to update the COVID booster vaccine to target a form of Omicron. Plus, Dr. Gounder talks about the U.S. response to contain monkeypox.
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CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to answer viewers' questions about COVID, boosters and monkeypox.
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