Are you at a higher risk of developing monkeypox? The Alabama Department of Public Health is making a two-dose vaccination series available. As of Aug. 31, there have been 69 reports of monkeypox in the state. ADPH investigates each case…
NEW YORK (AP) - Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets because the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. has declared a public health emergency to bolster the federal response to the outbreak of monkeypox that already has infected more than 6,600 Americans. The announcement Thursday by the Department of Health and Human Services…
Alabama has its first doses of the monkeypox vaccine, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced Thursday. More than 200 doses of the vaccine arrived July 21, and more doses will be delivered soon, ADPH said. To help prevent illness…
NEW YORK (AP) - The spread of monkeypox in the U.S. could represent the dawn of a new sexually transmitted disease, though some health officials say the virus that causes pimple-like bumps might yet be contained before it gets firmly…
Alabama health authorities have confirmed two cases of monkeypox in the state, in Jefferson and Mobile counties. Similar to smallpox, the virus does not spread easily from person to person.…
The Alabama Department of Public Health and Mobile County Health Department today announced they've identified the first case of monkeypox in the state. ADPH said the patient's specimen was tested by the ADPH Bureau of Clinical Laboratories, which is part…
You cannot cure monkeypox with a diet of bananas, according to University Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Thomas Weida. A vaccine is your best protection. The contagious disease caused by a virus of the…
