The outbreak is centered on humans, not animals, health officials said, after a report that some monkeys were harmed in São Paulo, Brazil, out of fear of transmission, according to local authorities.
Tag: Monkeypox
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U.S. Moves to Stretch Out Monkeypox Vaccine Supply
The approach would involve injecting one-fifth of the current dose into the skin instead of a full dose into underlying fat.
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Officials Wrestle With Whether to Allow New Monkeypox Vaccination Strategy
A new way of injecting monkeypox vaccine could stretch the nation’s supply of shots, but some experts argue that the approach has not been sufficiently studied.
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What is Tpoxx? The Monkeypox Treatment Drug That’s Hard to Get
Doctors who want to prescribe tecovirimat, or Tpoxx, must navigate a gantlet of bureaucratic hurdles that experts say could be quickly lifted.
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Why Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage May Threaten the Immunocompromised
People with H.I.V. and other immune-system problems may need the full two-dose regimen, researchers say. But the shots, particularly second doses, are hard to come by.