monkeypox news

New monkeypox infections are “steadily decreasing” in Canada, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) says. The drop in infections reflects a global trend reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. It said the…

A Los Angeles County resident with a compromised immune system has died from monkeypox, local health officials announced Monday. It’s believed to be the first U.S. fatality from the disease. The Los Angeles County Department of Public…

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A “sustained downward trend” of monkeypox infections in Canada is “encouraging to see,” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, told reporters during a…

It is possible to eliminate the monkeypox outbreak in Europe, World Health Organization officials said on Tuesday, highlighting evidence that case counts are slowing in a handful of countries. There are encouraging signs of a…

The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and a possible signal the outbreak in Europe may be starting to decline, according to a World Health…

Bavarian Nordic – the maker of the only approved monkeypox vaccine – said it was exploring the viability of using technically expired doses to help bridge a growing gap between demand and supply due to the current outbreak. In an…

After COVID-19, monkeypox has now scared people. Needless to say that there’s been a lot of misconceptions about the virus. While many say that it can only infect bisexual men, a few others claim that it also spreads from swimming pools.…

British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country “shows signs of slowing” but that it’s still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained. In a statement on Monday, the Health Security Agency said…

U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.…