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As monkeypox strikes gay men, officials debate warnings to limit partners
Sex is a major driver of the global monkeypox outbreak. But health officials and longtime HIV activists say calls for abstinence don’t work.
San Francisco, New York state declare monkeypox emergencies as outbreak grows
The action by two of the hardest-hit areas comes after the World Health Organization declared a global emergency last weekend.
Struggle to protect gay, bisexual men from monkeypox exposes inequities
This is what disparities look like in accessing testing, vaccines and treatment for monkeypox, the latest viral threat hanging over gay life.
WHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency as infections soar
The decision is expected to marshal new funding and to pressure governments into action.
Moderna vaccine on brink of approval for older children
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously recommended the agency clear Moderna vaccine for children 6 through 17 years old.
U.S. to expand monkeypox testing at commercial labs as outbreak grows
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started shipping test kits to five commercial laboratory companies this week.
Monkeypox dilemma: How to warn gay men about risk without fueling hate
As the U.S. confronts its largest-ever monkeypox outbreak, public health authorities navigate a delicate but familiar balancing act.
Covid was vanishing last Memorial Day. Cases are five times higher now.
Pandemic-weary Americans enter summer with little effort to contain a still-raging pandemic.
CDC identifies nine monkeypox cases in U.S. amid signs of local spread
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced nine cases of monkeypox have been detected in seven states as of Wednesday, as global health authorities confront an unprecedented spread of the virus.
CDC tells doctors to be on alert for monkeypox as global cases rise
An unprecedented global spread of monkeypox raises alarm among public health authorities, with at least one case in the United States and more than 70 across Europe.
