State and city governments are walking a fine line as they move to…
Health officials walk fine line as monkeypox swells within LGBT community
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FDA considering dividing Jynneos doses into fifths to increase vaccine supply
The Biden administration is considering splitting doses of the smallpox vaccine, which…
President Biden will tap Robert Fenton, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis to be top White House coordinators to lead U.S. monkeypox response
WASHINGTON D.C. — President Joe Biden is set to name top officials…
Who is eligible for the monkeypox vaccine?
Unlike the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines protecting against monkeypox…
House Democrats ask for review of US monkeypox response
A trio of House Democrats on Monday requested that the Government Accountability…
Illinois Gov. declares state of emergency over monkeypox
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Monday declared a state of emergency…
WHO director-general says men who have sex with men should reduce number of sexual partners amid monkeypox outbreak
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised that…
New York City urges WHO to rename monkeypox to avoid ‘stigmatizing effects’
The head of the New York City Department of Health and Mental…
DC postpones second monkeypox vaccine citing shortage, increase in cases
The Washington, D.C., health department has announced that it has postponed administering…
WHO: No guarantee monkeypox won’t spread beyond specific communities
The global outbreak of monkeypox should not be expected to stay confined…
Schiff: ‘I want to light a fire under the administration’ on monkeypox
Rep Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said on Sunday that he wants to see…
HHS could consider declaring monkeypox a public health emergency: WH official
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering whether to declare…
White House says WHO declaration on monkeypox is ‘a call to action’ to stop its spread
The White House Pandemic Office coordinator released a statement calling the World…
House Oversight chair calls on HHS to address ‘barriers’ to monkeypox treatments
Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee,…
DC has highest number of monkeypox cases nationally per capita
The nation’s capital has the highest number of monkeypox cases per capita,…
DC mayor estimates districts needs 100K monkeypox vaccine doses
The nation’s capital needs 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses to respond to the…
San Francisco at risk of an ‘uncontrolled monkeypox spread,’ lawmaker says
California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said in a statement Thursday that the…
Top GOP senator slams HHS for ‘disturbing’ response to monkeypox
North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr (R) on Thursday slammed the Department of…
De Blasio calls on federal government to ramp up access to monkeypox vaccines
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) urged the federal…
WHO to reassess monkeypox outbreak as cases climb
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday said he…
