Flu hospitalization rate at highest in decade, children and elders most at risk
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the US is facing the highest flu hospitalization rates in more than a decade, with children […]
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CDC discusses use of oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering using the oral polio vaccine for the first time in more than 20 years to halt […]
Monkeypox unlikely to be eliminated in US, CDC says
The monkeypox virus is unlikely to be eliminated from the United States anytime soon, according to a report released this week by the Centers for […]
Biden administration considers public health emergency
A Northwell Health worker holds the monkeypox vaccine at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, where monkeypox vaccines were administered July 14, 2022. James […]
Cases triple in Europe, urgent action needed to contain spread
The World Health Organization warned on Friday that urgent action is needed to stem the spread of monkeypox in Europe, as cases have tripled in […]
Some monkeypox patients also have STDs, CDC says
Some people recently diagnosed with STDs may also have monkeypox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, warning doctors they need to watch and […]
Cases of monkeypox in the United States have more than doubled to 20 in the past week, according to the CDC
The US has identified 20 confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox in 11 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as health […]
Monkeypox has spread to more than 20 countries, but outbreaks are containable, WHO says
RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head ai Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a press conference on the coronavirus situation […]
African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe and US
LONDON – Scientists who have observed numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are puzzled by the recent spread of the disease in Europe […]