monkeypox

Almost two dozen cases of monkeypox have now been reported across New England, including 21 in Massachusetts alone, according to a combination of state and national data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s case count by state shows that 15 cases have now been confirmed in Massachusetts, up two from last week. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, which…

The first probable case of monkeypox has been detected in New Hampshire, health officials said Wednesday, noting they are looking to identify anyone else who could have been exposed to the virus. The person lives in Rockingham County, but the state Department of Health and Human Services didn’t release more information about them, citing patient privacy. The U.S. Centers...

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.

There have now been 13 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Massachusetts since it was first detected on May 18.

The World Health Organization could decide as soon as Friday whether or not to declare monkeypox a global health emergency. A public health emergency of international concern is the organization’s highest alert. This decision will come after intense scrutiny over how they first handled the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 If monkeypox is declared a global health emergency, that could escalate…

Six more cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in Massachusetts, nearly doubling the previous tally of seven. In total, 13 people have been diagnosed with the illness in the state since last month, the Department of Public Health said Thursday, adding that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified 156 cases in the U.S. Globally, no deaths have…

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.

Another person has tested positive for monkeypox in Massachusetts, health officials announced Thursday. This is the seventh case found in the state since last month, the Department of Public Health said. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 84 cases of monkeypox virus so far this year in U.S. residents. There have been no reported deaths...

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.”

Two more people have tested positive for monkeypox in Massachusetts, health officials announced Wednesday. There have now been six confirmed cases in the Bay State since last month, the Department of Public Health said, adding that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report a total of 72 this year in U.S. residents. The DPH says there has...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health confirmed a fourth case of monkeypox in the state on Tuesday afternoon. The case is in an adult male who is currently isolating, health officials said. Initial testing was completed last Monday at the State Public Health Laboratory in Jamaica Plain and confirmatory testing will be done at the U.S. Centers for Disease...

Monkeypox typically spreads by skin-to-skin contact, or contact with contaminated clothing or bedding. It’s rarely fatal.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is reporting two more monkeypox cases. Officials said the two men had close contact with each other, and are not believed to be linked to the state’s first case of monkeypox last month. Monkeypox typically spreads by skin-to-skin contact, or contact with contaminated clothing or bedding. It’s rarely fatal. The latest U.S. data indicates...

The case is believed to be related to travel to Massachusetts, health officials said.

Health officials announced the first probable case of monkeypox in Rhode Island on Thursday morning. The case is believed to be related to travel to Massachusetts, health officials said. No additional positive cases have been detected in Rhode Island. The case is in a man in his 30s who lives in Providence County, the Rhode Island Department of Health said….

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