monkeypox

U.S. health officials are expanding the group of people recommended to get vaccinated against the monkeypox virus.

The U.S. will deploy nearly 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses in the coming weeks in an effort to stamp out the growing outbreak of the virus.

The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency.

WHO is convening an emergency committee Thursday to consider if the spiraling outbreak of monkeypox warrants being declared a global emergency, a decision that comes only after the disease spilled into the West

The Biden administration has started shipping monkeypox tests to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnoses for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S.

Monkeypox has been identified in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

The CDC has confirmed 100 monkeypox cases in 20 states and the District of Columbia in the last month, making it the country’s largest monkeypox outbreak ever.

The World Health Organization announced an urgent move to rename the virus after a group of scientists argued that it is “inaccurate” and “stigmatizing.”

Health officials identified a second probable case of monkeypox in Philadelphia while the CDC confirmed a second case in Pennsylvania.

Bavarian Nordic also holds 1 million U.S.-owned doses and can fill another 16.4 million shots upon request by the federal government.

A Philadelphia resident is one of 21 monkeypox cases across the country but the first in Pennsylvania. NBC10’s Leah Uko spoke to health professionals about what you need to know and what you should do if infected.

A Philadelphia resident is the first confirmed case of Monkeypox in Pennsylvania and our area. NBC10’s Danny Freeman spoke with health professionals about what you need to know about this virus.

A person from Philadelphia is the first confirmed Monkeypox case in Pennsylvania and our area. Telemundo62’s Belen Smole tells us what you need to know about the virus.

The first confirmed case of monkeypox, a disease similar to smallpox that is spread by person-to-person contact, was reported Thursday in Philadelphia. It’s also the first confirmed case for Pennsylvania.

Monkeypox doesn’t spread as easily as COVID; it’s much more easier to identify close contacts and vaccinate them

Monkeypox is not classified as a sexually transmitted disease

Symptoms take 7-14 days to show, but can take up to 21 days to show

We already have vaccines and treatments approved for monkeypox

The CDC is tracking monkeypox cases in seven states: California, Florida, Massachusetts, New York, Utah, Virginia and Washington.

An outbreak of the monkeypox virus in North America and Europe is primarily spreading through sex among men with about 200 confirmed and suspected cases.