Last week, the number of new monkeypox cases dropped globally but increased in the Americas. More than 207,000 doses of vaccine have been administered through 19 jurisdictions in the US....
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With polio found in the wastewater in both London and New York City, many adults are wondering what their polio immunization status is. Will childhood vaccines continue to protect against...
New York state has reported the first known case of monkeypox in a minor. Previously two cases of monkeypox in children have been reported in the US. According to data...
From the early 1800s through 1972, Americans were vaccinated against the smallpox virus. Suppose you received your childhood vaccine or a booster vaccine in the military. Do you have immunity...
As monkeypox rapidly spreads both globally and in the US, the Biden administration is stepping up its response to the outbreak by making an additional 1.8 million vaccine doses available....
Nigeria saw the outbreak of monkeypox in 2017, and the virus has remained endemic since. One of the leading Nigerian virologists, Dr. Oyewale Tomori, says that Western countries should focus...
The skin is a critically important part of the immune system and provides excellent defense against infections. In addition to being a structural barrier, the skin contains specialized cells which...
Monkeypox is a double-stranded DNA virus while SARS-CoV-2 is a single-stranded RNA virus. The two viruses share some similarities—both are enveloped, both replicate in the cytoplasm, and both need a...
The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) approved splitting the monkeypox vaccine doses to stretch the supply. Moreover, the US government will buy $26 million worth of intravenous formulation of...
