monkeypox

The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency.

New York City declared an end to its mpox outbreak Wednesday, crediting a successful vaccination campaign and mitigation efforts with keeping transmission very low for two straight months, according to the health department. The city reported more than 3,800 cases of mpox, formerly called monkeypox, between May 2022 and December 2022, according to its disease outbreak summary. At least two…

Mpox is no longer the exploding health crisis that it appeared to be less than six months ago. So who deserves the credit for controlling the U.S. outbreak?

The World Health Organization is renaming monkeypox as mpox amid concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.

New Jersey health officials announced the state’s first monkeypox-linked death on Monday. The individual, a Northern New Jersey resident, was confirmed to have had monkeypox in mid-September and passed away in October. The state’s Department of Health said that the resident had a history of underlying medical conditions. No additional details were made available due to privacy concerns. Although...

Scientists are finding ways to curb the future community spread of infectious diseases like coronavirus, monkeypox and polio by investigating the wastewater found underground. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino brings you to the sewers to uncover the process.

City health officials said two New Yorkers dead after contracting monkeypox had other illnesses making them vulnerable. News 4’s Chris Jose reports.

New York City health officials announced two monkeypox-linked deaths on Friday, the first fatalities linked to the virus in the five boroughs, though few details on the individuals were immediately available. According to the CDC, the United States has reported four monkeypox-linked deaths since the 2022 outbreak began, though the last data update was Thursday. The first fatality was reported…

The New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan encouraged people to continue getting vaccinated to keep numbers down, Erica Byfield reports.

NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan provides an update on the latest data surrounding COVID as well as monkeypox cases in the city. Romney Smith reports.

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced Wednesday it is expanding the eligibility for monkeypox vaccination by adopting a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) model by reaching people who may be exposed in the future — all in an attempt to protect more New Yorkers. The city will open 30,000 new appointments at 4 p.m. Thursday, under new…

Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.

New York City health officials have announced that more than 50,000 new appointment slots will open Friday — on the same day it will start shortening the intervals between vaccine doses as well as make vaccinations available to those under 18 years old. According to the city, vaccine is now open to people who meet all of the following conditions,…

U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective.

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.

New York City is continuing to expand access to the monkeypox vaccine, opening a brand new site in the Bronx Friday as it plans to release another 16,000 appointment openings, including for second doses. The new vaccination clinic in Tremont is for first-dose walk-ins only and will be able to serve up to 100 people a day, city health officials…

The White House says it’s optimistic about a decline in monkeypox cases and an uptick in vaccinations against the infectious virus.

President Joe Biden is asking Congress to provide more than $47 billion in emergency dollars that would go toward the war in Ukraine, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and help for recent natural disasters in Kentucky and other states. The request comes as lawmakers are preparing to return to Washington and fund the government. It...

The vaccination effort against monkeypox in New York City is getting a massive expansion, including broadening its eligibility pool and starting distribution of second doses, health officials announced Thursday. Email and text notifications are heading out to New Yorkers who received their first dose of the monkeypox vaccine 10 weeks ago, with details on scheduling a second appointment over the…

NYC health officials reported the city’s first known case of monkeypox in an individual under the age of 18 on Friday, less than two weeks before students file back into school for the start of the academic year.