Outbreak

"[W]e've simply had no opportunity to test this in humans," says Bavarian Nordic vice president of clinical strategy.

Despite the monkeypox virus almost exclusively affecting gay men.

DeSantis says Andrew Warren refused to enforce numerous Florida laws and wouldn't work with police.

“Any of the politicians trying to scare you about this, do not listen to their nonsense,” said DeSantis.

A child in Long Beach has contracted monkeypox, health officials said hours after Los Angeles County leaders proclaimed a local emergency amid the spreading illness.

Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Maggie Hassan (N.H.) are set to lead the first congressional hearing on gain-of-function research as part of his ongoing efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The declaration was handed down to "bolster the state's vaccination efforts."

The U.S. had 5,811 monkeypox cases as of Monday, according to the CDC.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Monday following Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declaring a state of emergency last week, as the mayor claimed the outbreak “continues to grow” in the city.

The infection is considered less deadly than COVID.