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Mpox No Longer a Global Emergency, WHO SaysT
The World Health Organization says the global outbreak of mpox is no longer an international emergency.
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NYC Declares Monkeypox Outbreak Over
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…
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What Happened to Mpox? Here's Why the US Shut Down Its Emergency Response to the Virus
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?
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WHO Renames Monkeypox as ‘Mpox,' Citing Racism Concerns
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.
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NJ Announces First Monkeypox-Linked Death in State
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...
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Tracking COVID, Polio & Monkeypox with NYC Wastewater Surveillance
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.
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NYC Announces First 2 Monkeypox-Linked Deaths
City health officials said two New Yorkers dead after contracting monkeypox had other illnesses making them vulnerable. News 4’s Chris Jose reports.
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NYC Announces First 2 Monkeypox-Linked Deaths — and Gives Virus a New Acronym
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…
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NYC Pushing Vaccines & Boosters For COVID/Monkeypox
The New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan encouraged people to continue getting vaccinated to keep numbers down, Erica Byfield reports.
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NYC Health Commissioner Shares Latest Data on COVID/Monkeypox Battle
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.
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NYC Expands Eligibility for Monkeypox Vaccine; to Open 30,000+ New Appointments
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…
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Some Officials Now Say Monkeypox Elimination Unlikely in US
Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon.