Receipt of First and Second Doses of JYNNEOS Vaccine for Prevention of Monkeypox - United States, May 22-October 10, 2022
This report describes the demographics of recipients who received the JYNNEOS vaccine to prevent Monkeypox. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 27, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Race and Ethnicity Vaccination Vaccines Source Type: news
Characteristics of JYNNEOS Vaccine Recipients Before and During a Large Multiday LGBTQIA+ Festival - Louisiana, August 9-September 5, 2022
This report describes a large monkeypox vaccination event at an LGBTQIA+ festival in Louisiana. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 27, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Vaccination Vaccines Source Type: news
A Health Equity Approach for Implementation of JYNNEOS Vaccination at Large, Community-Based LGBTQIA+ Events - Georgia, August 27-September 5, 2022
This report describes a community-based vaccination effort organized by Georgia Department of Public Health to administer monkeypox vaccinations at LGBTQIA+ events in Atlanta. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 27, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Race and Ethnicity Vaccination Vaccines Source Type: news
CDC: HIV Coinfection in Over 80% of Hospitalized Monkeypox Cases
(MedPage Today) -- In a cohort of patients hospitalized for monkeypox, four out of five had HIV and one in five died, CDC researchers said.
Of the 57 adults hospitalized due to serious complications from monkeypox, 82.5% had HIV and 8.5% were... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - October 27, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
People With Untreated HIV Being Hit Hardest by Monkeypox
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 -- While monkeypox cases are declining in the United States, a new government report shows that patients with weakened immune systems, especially those living with HIV, have been hit particularly hard by the virus.
Even after... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Monkeypox has 'tragic' outcomes in patients with HIV, CDC report finds
(Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Most Hospitalized Monkeypox Patients in the U.S. Were H.I.V.-Positive
“Monkeypox and H.I.V. have collided,” a C.D.C. researcher said. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: Monkeypox Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Immune System Homeless Persons Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Black People Source Type: news
Monkeypox can be far more devastating for patients with weak immune systems
At least 10 patients have died in the U.S. monkeypox outbreak, even as cases continue to fall. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - October 26, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
EARLY RELEASE: Severe Monkeypox in Hospitalized Patients - United States, August 10-October 10, 2022
This report describes cases of severe monkeypox among hospitalized patients. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 26, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Hospitalization rates MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Race and Ethnicity Source Type: news
Monkeypox cases are plummeting. Scientists are debating why
When monkeypox cases in Europe began to decline this summer, researchers’ first question was: Is it real? Some worried that people might not be getting tested because of receding fears of the virus, coupled with strict isolation requirements for patients. “They might be reluctant to be confirmed and be told not to go out at all,” says Catherine Smallwood, monkeypox incident manager at the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Regional Office for Europe.
But the decline is now unmistakable. WHO Europe, which reported more than 2000 cases per week during the peak in July, is now counting about 100 cases weekly....
Source: ScienceNOW - October 26, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Lab in Maryland plans to create hybrid monkeypox strain more contagious and lethal
The team in Bethesda want to equip the dominant clade - which mostly causes a rash and flu-like symptoms - with genes from another strain that causes severe disease. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monkeypox recedes as doctors draw lessons for future outbreaks
Engagement with at-risk groups forms a vital part of any response (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - October 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Six people who tested positive for monkeypox have died, health departments confirm
Six people who tested positive for monkeypox -- two in New York City, two in Chicago, one in Nevada and one in Maryland -- have died, local health departments have confirmed. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - October 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
At least six more people who tested positive for monkeypox have died in U.S.
At least six more people who tested positive for monkeypox have died, including two in Chicago, two in New York, one in Nevada and one in Maryland. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EARLY RELEASE: A Health Equity Approach for Implementation of JYNNEOS Vaccination at Large, Community-Based LGBTQIA+ Events - Georgia, August 27-September 5, 2022
This report describes a community-based vaccination effort organized by Georgia Department of Public Health to administer monkeypox vaccinations at LGBTQIA+ events in Atlanta. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - October 21, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health MMWR Monkeypox Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Race and Ethnicity Vaccination Vaccines Source Type: news
