Monkeypox News
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WHO changes name of monkeypox to 'mpox'The World Health Organisation on Monday announced that it will now be calling the monkeypox virus “mpox”, after calls rose...
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Monkeypox vaccine strategy shift yields more supply for some, hurdles for othersMost places in the United States with heavy monkeypox caseloads have shifted their vaccination strategies to the Biden administration's low-dose,...
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First clinical trials of monkeypox treatment Tpoxx start in UKThe first clinical trials of the Tpoxx monkeypox treatment have started in the UK Academics from the University of Oxford...
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WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concernsThe World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns...
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Monkeypox outbreak may be peaking, UK saysBritish health authorities said on Friday that the monkeypox outbreak in the country may be peaking and that the epidemic’s...
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California governor declares monkeypox state of emergencyCalifornia's governor on Monday declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second...
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WHO Europe expects more monkeypox-related deathsThe World Health Organisation's European office said on Saturday that more monkeypox-related deaths can be expected, following reports of the...
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Frustration builds in LGBTQ community over government response to monkeypoxWhen Samuel Garrett-Pate went to get a monkeypox vaccine a couple of weeks ago, it took hours in line, filling...
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Brazil and Spain report first monkeypox deaths outside Africa in current outbreakBrazil on Friday reported the first monkeypox-related death outside the African continent in the current outbreak, shortly before Spain confirmed...
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WHO declares monkeypox a global emergencyThe expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the...
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Five dead from monkeypox as case numbers climb to 14,000 worldwideFive people have died from the monkeypox virus in Africa and more than 14,000 cases have been registered worldwide, World...
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Saudi Arabia reports first monkeypox caseThe monkeypox virus has been detected for the first time in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Health reported the case...
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WHO to make monkeypox name change to combat stigmaThe World Health Organisation announced on Wednesday that it will rename monkeypox to avoid stigma and discrimination as the virus...
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Monkeypox: Cases outside Africa rise to 780 in three weeksThat is roughly triple the 257 cases it reported a week ago. It says the figure - for the past...
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WHO says monkeypox ‘could have been spreading undetected for years’Monkeypox could have been spreading for “months or possibly a couple of years” before it was detected in the latest...
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Monkeypox infections rise as guidance advises cases to abstain from sexNew guidance is advising anyone with the virus to abstain from sex while they have symptoms. They are also told...
