HAPPENING NOW: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holds COVID-19 and Monkeypox briefing after the state reported its first known case of monkeypox in a child. https://abcn.ws/3PEMApZ
Quick Glance: The first person in Europe to die from monkeypox since the pandemic began
- Monkeypox has traditionally been associated with fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, and muscle aches, followed by a rash.
- Earlier on Friday, Brazil confirmed its first monkeypox death.
- The symptoms are followed by a rash that begins on their face or mouth and spreads to other areas of their body, most notably their hands and feet.
- These additional symptoms will aid in the identification of monkeypox symptoms by both individuals and healthcare specialists.
Quick Glance: Monkeypox is declared a public health emergency by the Biden administration.
- In the last 15 years, four national public health emergencies have been proclaimed.
- "The public health emergency will allow us to explore additional strategies to get vaccines and treatments more quickly out to the affected communities."
- Currently, the majority of cases in the current outbreak have been identified in gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men.
- However, health officials have frequently said that the virus can be contracted by anyone and that there is currently no proof that it is a sexually transmitted disease.
- As additional instances of monkeypox surface, the Biden administration, together with global health officials, has vowed to step up the US response.
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Quick Glance: California and Illinois proclaim states of emergency due to monkeypox
- California and Illinois governors announced states of emergency on Monday in an effort to strengthen their responses to the monkeypox outbreak.
- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, California, the most populous state in the United States, had 827 monkeypox cases as of Monday, trailing only New York, which had 1,390 cases as of Monday and declared a public health emergency last week.
- Concerns are growing concerning the government supply of monkeypox vaccines.
- San Francisco declared a public health emergency in response to the outbreak last week.
Quick Glance: Officials in New York have declared monkeypox an emergency.
- "After reviewing the latest data on the monkeypox outbreak in New York State, I am declaring a State Disaster Emergency to strengthen our aggressive ongoing efforts to confront this outbreak," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
- According to state records, there have been 1,383 reported cases of monkeypox in New York as of Friday, with the majority -- 1,289 -- in New York City.
- Hochul's proclamation came a day after New York state's health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, declared monkeypox a "imminent threat" to public health.
- Last Monday, the World Health Organization proclaimed the monkeypox outbreak to be a public health emergency of worldwide significance.
Quick Glance: Monkeypox in Utah: What you need to know about current case counts and vaccination availability
- According to Nicholas Rupp, a spokesperson for the Salt Lake County Health Department, Salt Lake County has received the majority of the monkeypox vaccine doses that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has allocated to Utah for two reasons: the county has a higher incidence of cases, and it serves a greater proportion of the "men who have sex with men" (MSM) community than surrounding jurisdictions.
- What you should know about the monkeypox vaccine.
- (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Monkeypox vaccines are displayed at the Salt Lake County Health Department in Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 28, 2022.
- "That could change tomorrow," remarked Rupp.
Quick Glance: Can I obtain a monkeypox vaccination in Oxfordshire? Everything you should know
- As Monkeypox cases spread across the UK, the NHS is hastening the rollout of a vaccine against the sickness.
- Monkeypox is an uncommon infection occurring mostly in West and Central Africa.
- Photograph of a healthcare worker preparing the Monkeypox vaccine
- People who have had previous close contact with a confirmed Monkeypox patient.
Quick Glance: Monkeypox has been labeled a "global emergency" by the World Health Organization.
- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the spreading monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 nations is a "extraordinary" situation that has now become a worldwide emergency.
- A worldwide emergency is the highest degree of notice issued by WHO, although it does not necessarily imply that a disease is particularly transmissible or fatal.
- He noted that the WHO's declaration of an emergency might enable donors such as the World Bank make cash available to curtail the outbreaks in both the West and Africa, where animals are the likely natural reservoir of monkeypox.
- "Vaccination in the West might help stop the outbreak there, but there will still be cases in Africa," he said.
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Quick Glance: Florida health officials will use a novel dosing approach to extend the monkeypox vaccination for second shots.
- Second shots of the monkeypox vaccination, which were temporarily delayed last week, will now be rescheduled, according to Florida health officials.
- Because monkeypox vaccine is still in short supply, the Biden administration is modifying how it is administered in order to increase the number of doses that can be given with a single vial.
- The "Department of Health – Broward is committed to preventing the spread of monkeypox," said Nina Levine, a spokeswoman.
- According to Dr. Aileen Marty, an infectious diseases specialist at Florida International University, this innovative technique of administering the Jynneos vaccine is still in its early stages.
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