Stalled monkeypox vaccines raise risk of spillover, wider outbreak

There are growing concerns that a monkeypox vaccination drive could be stalled amid a shortage of supply. Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Concerns are mounting that the window of opportunity for con...

WHO declares spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency

Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images The World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, declaring the virus a public health emergency of inte...

Biden administration considering public health emergency

A Northwell Health staff member holds the monkeypox vaccine, at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, where monkey pox vaccines were administered on July 14, 2022. James Carbone | Newsday | Getty Ima...

U.S. has more than 36,000 Jynneos vaccine doses available in stockpile

The United States has more than 36,000 doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine immediately available in the strategic national stockpile, the Health and Human Services Department said Monday. The Cente...

The CDC is sending monkeypox vaccines to people at high risk in a race to prevent the spread

Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters The Biden administration has distributed 1,200 monkeypox...

Monkeypox cases are driving up stock prices for these companies

Growing concern about the emergence of monkeypox in Europe and the U.S. has sent shares of several vaccine and drug companies soaring. Though infections are rarely reported outside of Central and West...