WHO Recommends New Name for Monkeypox Disease
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WHO Recommends New Name for Monkeypox Disease
2022-11-30 17:13:05
by Dan McCue

GENEVA — The World Health Organization has begun using the term “mpox” as the preferred synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while “monkeypox” is phased out, the organization said. According to the WHO, when... Read More

CDC Opening Applications for Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program
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CDC Opening Applications for Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program
2022-09-19 14:14:07
by Dan McCue

ATLANTA — State, local and tribal governments, as well as local nongovernmental organizations, can now partner and begin submitting requests to access monkeypox vaccines through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program.  The new pilot... Read More

US Begins Clinical Trial Evaluating Antiviral for Monkeypox
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US Begins Clinical Trial Evaluating Antiviral for Monkeypox
2022-09-09 18:19:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the antiviral tecovirimat, also known as TPOXX, is now enrolling adults and children with monkeypox infections in the United States, the National Institutes of Health announced Friday. Study investigators aim to enroll... Read More

Senators Urge CDC and HHS to Address Racial Disparities in Monkeypox Response
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Senators Urge CDC and HHS to Address Racial Disparities in Monkeypox Response
2022-08-30 15:27:21
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and 11 of his colleagues urged federal health care officials to track and address racial disparities in the nation’s public health response to the monkeypox virus. In a letter to the heads of the... Read More

White House Revises Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy
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White House Revises Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy
2022-08-11 13:00:28
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — The White House is rearranging its monkeypox response with a strategy for stretching the supply of vaccines and with new leadership on its task force. The new strategy announced Tuesday calls for two injections of the vaccine but... Read More

WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Emergency
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WHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Emergency
2022-07-24 15:42:34
by Dan McCue

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the growing monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, the highest alert issued by the agency. In announcing the designation, the United Nations' health agency is saying it... Read More

Labcorp Begins Monkeypox Testing, Doubling Nation’s Testing Capacity
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Labcorp Begins Monkeypox Testing, Doubling Nation’s Testing Capacity
2022-07-08 18:01:04
by Dan McCue

BURLINGTON, N.C. – Labcorp this week became the first national laboratory to begin testing for monkeypox using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s orthopoxvirus test, a significant step in rolling back the spread of the virus. “We will initially... Read More

White House Unveils Monkeypox Vaccination Campaign
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White House Unveils Monkeypox Vaccination Campaign
2022-06-29 13:25:10
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Starting Wednesday, clinics across the country will begin to receive doses of a new monkeypox vaccine called Jynneos from the federal stockpile, the move being the start of a nationwide vaccination campaign to slow the spread of the... Read More

Global Monkeypox Outbreak Calls for Action From WHO Leaders
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Global Monkeypox Outbreak Calls for Action From WHO Leaders
2022-05-25 17:26:32
by Alexa Hornbeck

GENEVA, Switzerland — The World Health Organization reported that as of May 21 more than 92 monkeypox cases have been confirmed, and 28 suspected cases are under investigation within 12 member states that are not endemic for monkeypox virus. “Monkeypox... Read More

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