monkeypox

U.S. officials said they are able to ship out more monkeypox vaccine doses than previously planned — because of a strategy shift that allows more shots to be drawn from each vial.

The World Health Organization says it’s holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.

When a software engineer in Chicago had a hard time finding out where to get the monkeypox vaccine, he decided to make it easier for others, by launching a website. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

When a software engineer in Chicago had a hard time finding out where to get the monkeypox vaccine, he decided to make it easier for others, by launching a website.

Coronavirus, monkeypox and polio are all making headlines lately. To learn more about each, we brought in Dr. Bob Lahita from St. Joseph’s University Hospital in Paterson, NJ.

As the CDC reports that Illinois has some of the highest monkeypox case counts in the country, the Chicago Department of Public Health Wednesday announced that 2,000 JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine appointments will be available this weekend.

More than 2,000 appointments are available this weekend to receive the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine in Chicago, the city’s department of public health announced Wednesday.

Health officials authorized a plan to give people one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.

First came COVID, then the variants and now monkeypox is starting to spread. To deal with the stress of these health scares, more people are seeking mental health assistance. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

During a Facebook Live on Tuesday, Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, discussed monkeypox vaccine availability increasing for the eligible population thanks to federal supplies, which includes 13,000 additional doses the city received last week.

In response to a drastic rise in monkeypox cases, the Biden Administration earlier this week deemed the virus a public health emergency, paving the way for additional funding and faster access to vaccine shipments.

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Children and staff members at a Champaign-area daycare center are being screened for potential exposure to the monkeypox virus after an employee at the facility tested positive, according to health officials.

Vaccines are being offered to the children under a federal exemption, Illinois authorities said.

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Now that it has been declared a public health emergency, will the “sluggish” response to monkeypox improve? “We still have woefully inadequate vaccine supplies for the gay male community,” which has hit hard by the disease, says Dr. Monica Gandhi, professor of medicine at UC San Francisco. She is hopeful that with enough shots, the virus will be contained.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Thursday introduced the state’s new top doctor, who will be the person leading Illinois’ response to COVID-19 and the monkeypox outbreak. NBC 5’s Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The Biden administration declared monkeypox a public health emergency Thursday, opening the door for emergency funding and accelerating vaccine distribution.

As public health officials continue to urge people to take precautions with the monkeypox virus spreading quickly in the Chicago area, experts stressed that the virus is not strictly a sexually transmitted disease.

Monkeypox cases have topped 6,600 nationwide, but officials still hope they can control the outbreak with more vaccines and testing.