Mpox spreads through close contact and typically causes mild symptoms, though it can be fatal in rare cases. Symptoms include flu-like signs and pus-filled lesions on the body. In response to the ...
The World Health Organization will hold a meeting next week to decide if mpox remains a global health crisis. The disease, prevalent in Africa, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ...
Research shows a single yellow fever vaccine provides lifelong immunity, with breakthrough infections being rare, supporting WHO guidelines on vaccination.
The World Health Organization will convene a meeting of its Emergency Committee next week to determine whether mpox remains a ...
Private insurance companies in the U.S. aren’t required to cover the cost of the mpox vaccine, which costs $270 a dose.
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In an early sign that the mpox outbreak in Africa might be ebbing, some health officials report that case counts seem to be stabilizing in the Congo, the epicenter of the outbreak.
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates that if subsidies are allowed to expire next year, nearly 4 million people will lose their coverage in 2026 because they won’t be able to afford it, NBC News ...
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The distribution plan prioritizes the most affected regions, with the Democratic Republic of Congo receiving 85 percent of ...
Georgios Pappas, a physician and zoonotic disease researcher, worries that another WHO exit would weaken the U.S.’s standing ...