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June 29, 2022

Health officials in the U.S. to distribute 300,000 monkeypox vaccine doses

Of that amount, 56,000 doses will be available immediately and an additional 240,000 doses will become available in a few weeks.
June 27, 2022

Study finds monkeypox mutating rapidly as it spreads

Researchers in Portugal published a study in Nature Medicine noting that this strain of monkeypox appears to be more transmissible, the Financial Times report.
June 19, 2022

81-year-old Dr. Anthony Fauci, US President’s senior advisor on the pandemic, battling mild bout of COVID-19

Fauci, 81, tested positive on Thursday, via rapid test. Dr. Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the [...]
June 17, 2022
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes COVID-19 vaccines for younger children

But, vaccines are not being rolled out yet since the US Centers for Disease and Control (CDC) need to vote on whether to recommend them. That [...]
June 15, 2022

World Health Organization to rename “Monkeypox” after experts say name is “discriminatory”

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that WHO is working with partners and experts on changing the name and an announcement about the new [...]
June 14, 2022

World Health Organization calls emergency committee to discuss “Monkeypox”

The meeting is scheduled for June 23, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu announced today.
June 8, 2022

World Health Organization: More Than 1,000 Monkeypox Cases Reported Worldwide

The WHO says that Monkeypox symptoms include fever, rash, and usually swollen lymph nodes.
June 7, 2022

Centers for Disease Control raises Monkeypox alert as over 1,000 worldwide cases reported

The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox.