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NIAIDOregon Health Authority officials said in a statement the mpox vaccine is free and readily available to Oregonians. -
Rick Bowmer/APMpox, formerly known as monkeypox, peaked in the summer. But cases have risen again this month, prompting the Oregon Health Authority to increase outreach.
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Anyone is eligible for the vaccine if they know someone who has had monkeypox and has had, or anticipates having, direct, skin-to-skin contact with at least one other person. -
Starting this month, the Oregon Health Authority will stop publishing a daily online update on COVID-19 case numbers and deaths. It signals a shift in focus to other priorities, including monkeypox, prepping for flu season and addressing racial inequities in health. -
Monkeypox tests and vaccines are in short supply as public health officials grapple with red tape and short supplies. Yet some of the processes put in place in response to COVID-19 have helped.
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A Bay Area man described himself as 鈥渄elirious鈥� from the pain of a quickly spreading rash, but it took six telehealth appointments, one urgent care visit, and two emergency room trips before he was finally diagnosed and treated for monkeypox. -
Public health officials reported the first case of monkeypox in Humboldt County, California on Friday. -
Declaring a public health emergency can free up resources to help the administration respond to the monkeypox outbreak. So far more than 6,000 people in the U.S. have been infected. -
California is declaring a state emergency in response to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday evening. It is the second state in the country to do so, with Illinois making a similar announcement just hours before. -
California is not yet declaring a state of emergency over monkeypox despite growing concern over the virus and its spread, state health officials said Friday. -
Monkeypox is spreading in Oregon, with 32 confirmed and suspected cases up from just six last month.
