More regions start with preventive vaccination against monkeypox virus
2 years, 4 months ago

More regions start with preventive vaccination against monkeypox virus

NL Times  

In the regions of Rotterdam-Rijnmond, IJsselland and Drenthe, the first people will be vaccinated preventively against the monkeypox virus next week. The GGD Hollands Noorden, which covers the north of Noord Holland, also expects to start vaccinating next week. The preventive shots will first be given to men who have sex with men and to transgender people who are HIV positive or who are taking medication to prevent them from contracting HIV. The rationale behind inviting these groups first is that they include many people who have the greatest risk of contracting the monkeypox virus.

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New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New coronavirus vaccination round starts in the Netherlands

Dutch News  

The government has launched a new coronavirus vaccination round for the over-60s and younger people with certain health conditions, and the first invitations for a jab arrived on Tuesday. Everyone over the age of 60 is being invited to have the vaccination by letter, while others considered to be at extra risk will be able to make an appointment via …

Vaccination rate among Zeeland kids drops below 75%; GGD worried
1 year ago

Vaccination rate among Zeeland kids drops below 75%; GGD worried

NL Times  

Less than 75 percent of Zeeland children have received all the vaccinations against diseases like measles, polio, and meningococcus. As a result, the chance of an outbreak and the consequences thereof are considerably greater,” Marlene Nieskens of the Zeeland health service told the broadcaster. And it concerns all kinds of diseases that can be very serious and can be prevented …

Netherlands offers free monkeypox vaccinations to people at increased risk
1 year, 7 months ago

Netherlands offers free monkeypox vaccinations to people at increased risk

NL Times  

People who are more likely to contract monkeypox can get vaccinated for free from now on. "Gay and bisexual men and trans people who have not been vaccinated before and who know for themselves that they are more likely to contract a monkeypox infection can make an appointment with their GGD from today," Soa Aids Netherlands said on Monday, referring …

First on CNN: Unvaccinated individuals 14 times more likely to get monkeypox than vaccinated, new US data shows
2 years, 2 months ago

First on CNN: Unvaccinated individuals 14 times more likely to get monkeypox than vaccinated, new US data shows

CNN  

CNN — Eligible individuals who did not receive the monkeypox vaccine were around 14 times likelier to become infected with the virus than those who were vaccinated, according to federal government data posted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure reflects the first wave of authoritative data collected by the Biden administration on the efficacy of …

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa
2 years, 3 months ago

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. “Nothing has changed for us here, the focus is all on monkeypox in the West,” said Placide Mbala, a virologist who directs the global health research department at Congo’s Institute of Biomedical …

New monkeypox infections fall to lowest point since early June
2 years, 3 months ago

New monkeypox infections fall to lowest point since early June

NL Times  

Thirty people tested positive for the monkeypox virus in the Netherlands this past week. Experts, including those from the RIVM, had previously warned that the Pride events celebrating diverse sexualities and genders could lead to a "more intensive spread" of the virus. When people have become infected from visiting house parties during Pride, source and contact researchers may indicate the …

US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations
2 years, 3 months ago

US data reveals racial gaps in monkeypox vaccinations

Associated Press  

The Biden administration said Friday there’s enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren’t getting to some of the people who need the protection the most. The gap is an echo of disparities seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, when certain racial groups were a disproportionately large share of cases but a smaller fraction of the people …

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO: Monkeypox cases drop 21%, reversing month-long increase

Deccan Chronicle  

GENEVA: The number of monkeypox cases reported globally dropped by 21% in the last week, reversing a month-long trend of rising infections and a possible signal the outbreak in Europe may be starting to decline, according to a World Health Organisation report issued Thursday. British health authorities said last week after seeing a decline in the number of new cases …

Netherlands 5th worst in Europe for monkeypox infections; Dutch total at 1,136
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands 5th worst in Europe for monkeypox infections; Dutch total at 1,136

NL Times  

The Netherlands has one of the highest total number of confirmed monkeypox cases in all of Europe. The RIVM said the number of infections diagnosed last week was a sign that the spread of monkeypox may be levelling off. Thus far, the most cases in the Netherlands have been found in the combined region of Noord-Holland and Flevoland, where 671 …

Monkeypox outbreak: WHO says primary focus must be to ensure readiness for virus
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox outbreak: WHO says primary focus must be to ensure readiness for virus

Live Mint  

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said that with over 35,000 cases of monkeypox as of today, which is a 20% increase from the previous week, the primary focus of all countries must be to ensure that they are ready for stopping its transmission. Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “more than 35,000 cases of …

Insight into vaccine effectiveness against monkeypox in Sept. at earliest: Virologist
2 years, 4 months ago

Insight into vaccine effectiveness against monkeypox in Sept. at earliest: Virologist

NL Times  

Researchers will only be able to say anything about the effectiveness of the vaccine used against the monkeypox virus in September at the earliest, said virologist Marian Koopmans of Erasmus MC. The Rotterdam study examines how many antibodies people make against monkeypox after a shot with the smallpox vaccine, among other things. The researchers want to find out whether it …

Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? Maybe yes, more likely no
2 years, 4 months ago

Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? Maybe yes, more likely no

NPR  

Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? 2) Supply is also limited In an email, a spokesperson for Bavarian Nordic told NPR that the company has the capacity to produce 30 to 40 million doses of JYNNEOS annually. "At least from what's known about Bavarian Nordic's deliveries, they are significantly lower than we would expect" if the company really …

Monkeypox vaccine manufacturer Bavarian Nordic says it OPPOSES plans to split jabs
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox vaccine manufacturer Bavarian Nordic says it OPPOSES plans to split jabs

Daily Mail  

The United States eclipsed 10,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox after 900 cases were added to the ledger on Wednesday. Bavarian Nordic, manufacturer of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, has come out in opposition of America's plan to split the shots into fifths in an effort make short supplies go further. The United States become the first nation to eclipse 10,000 confirmed …

America has eighth biggest monkeypox outbreak in world, data shows
2 years, 4 months ago

America has eighth biggest monkeypox outbreak in world, data shows

Daily Mail  

The United States on Thursday became the first country to declare a public health emergency over the monkeypox virus, the only thing is: America's outbreak is four times smaller than the largest outbreak in Spain, with statistics showing that it has the eighth-highest case count per capita, official figures show. Figures are from OurWorldinData, a data platform run by experts …

UK: ‘Early signs’ that monkeypox outbreak may be peaking
2 years, 4 months ago

UK: ‘Early signs’ that monkeypox outbreak may be peaking

Associated Press  

LONDON — British health authorities said Friday the monkeypox outbreak across the country may be peaking and that the epidemic’s growth rate has slowed. The U.K.'s Health Security Agency said in a statement there were “early signs that the outbreak is plateauing,” with 2,859 cases detected since May. The Health Security Agency said its most recent analysis of the outbreak …

Netherlands vaccinates nearly 2,000 against monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands vaccinates nearly 2,000 against monkeypox

NL Times  

Up to and including Wednesday, 1,976 people in the Netherlands received a preventive vaccination against the monkeypox virus. The preventive vaccination started last week in Amsterdam and Haaglanden. On the first two days, 146 of the 382 invited people showed up, a turnout of about 38 percent. Transgender people and men who have sex with men are eligible for the …

Home to Europe’s biggest monkeypox outbreak, Spain struggles to curb its spread
2 years, 4 months ago

Home to Europe’s biggest monkeypox outbreak, Spain struggles to curb its spread

LA Times  

Spain, home to Europe’s biggest monkeypox outbreak, is trying to curtail the spread of the virus through vaccinations and outreach. He joined Spain’s steadily increasing count of monkeypox cases — the highest in Europe since the disease spread a few months ago beyond Africa, where it has been endemic for years. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in California …

Monkeypox Cases in India: 9 cases - 4 from Delhi, 5 Kerala- so far; Vaccine in focus
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox Cases in India: 9 cases - 4 from Delhi, 5 Kerala- so far; Vaccine in focus

Hindustan Times  

Delhi has reported the fourth case of monkeypox, taking India's tally of the viral disease to nine so far. The fresh case came to light after a 31-year-old Nigerian woman tested positive for the disease, becoming the first woman in the country to be diagnosed with the viral infection. 5.As states have begun preparations to intensify surveillance and isolation of …

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
2 years, 4 months ago

Eight cases of monkeypox, task force to monitor testing kit, vaccine development: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Hindu  

Eight cases of monkeypox have been reported so far in India and a national task force has been set up to monitor the development of diagnostics and vaccines, Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said on August 2. Till date eight cases of the disease have been detected in India, out of which five have foreign travel history, the Minister of Health …

Monkeypox cases in Netherlands rise to 925
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox cases in Netherlands rise to 925

NL Times  

There are now 925 known cases of monkeypox in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment said on Monday. The Noord-Holland & Flevoland region has by far the most cases of monkeypox in the Netherlands at 570 known infections. “The highest risk of infection is among men who frequently have sex with multiple partners.” People who …

Monkeypox is not COVID, but need to keep a watch, says top scientist
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox is not COVID, but need to keep a watch, says top scientist

The Hindu  

Monkeypox is not COVID kind of virus so there is no need for any alarm over the cases surfacing in different parts of the country. It is also “less infectious, does not spread in the air and only close proximity for a prolonged period, skin to skin contact or exchange of body fluids could lead to the infection,” said Dr. …

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox | Centre forms task force to monitor virus situation

The Hindu  

The Central Government has constituted a task force in the wake of monkeypox cases in India to monitor and provide guidance on the expansion of diagnostic facilities and to explore vaccination for the infection in the country. Last week, a youth in Kerala presenting monkeypox-like symptoms died, following which State Health Minister Veena George had initiated a high-level inquiry. Dr. …

Spain confirms second monkeypox death in two days
2 years, 4 months ago

Spain confirms second monkeypox death in two days

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Authorities in Spain have confirmed a second death from monkeypox, a …

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID-19
2 years, 4 months ago

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID-19

The Hindu  

Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. Yet while monkeypox is much harder to spread than COVID-19, experts warn that if …

Monkeypox: Vaccine demand rises, and just one small Danish company makes it
2 years, 4 months ago

Monkeypox: Vaccine demand rises, and just one small Danish company makes it

Live Mint  

A Copenhagen company worked for nearly two decades to develop a vaccine and only six governments bought it. The vaccine, called Jynneos in the U.S., wasn’t designed to fight monkeypox, a disease that until recently was rarely seen outside of certain parts of west and central Africa. India has reported four cases of monkeypox so far Since the outbreak of …

Africa’s alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses
2 years, 4 months ago

Africa’s alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it’s the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that’s newly declared a global emergency, its public health agency announced Thursday. “Let us get vaccines onto the continent,” the acting head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed …

Can monkeypox outbreak be stopped? What WHO says
2 years, 4 months ago

Can monkeypox outbreak be stopped? What WHO says

Live Mint  

Amid a surge in cases, the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday said that the monkeypox outbreak can be stopped if the infected countries, communities and individuals aware themselves about the disease and take the necessary steps to stop its transmission from spreading among the people. So far, five deaths have been reported and about 10% of …

New York asks WHO to re-name monkeypox to avoid stigmatizing patients
2 years, 4 months ago

New York asks WHO to re-name monkeypox to avoid stigmatizing patients

Firstpost  

The city has seen more cases of the disease than any other place in the United States, with 1,092 infections detected so far New York: New York City asked the World Health Organization on Tuesday to rename the monkeypox virus to avoid stigmatizing patients who might then hold off on seeking care. New York has seen more cases of the …

Netherlands monkeypox cases climbs to 818
2 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands monkeypox cases climbs to 818

NL Times  

As of Monday, 818 people in the Netherlands tested positive for monkeypox, the public health institute RIVM reported. The virus spreads through close skin-to-skin contact, and anyone can contract it, but the current outbreak in the Netherlands predominantly affects men who have sex with men. On Saturday, the World Health Organization designated monkeypox as a public health emergency of international …

NYC opens THREE mass vaccination centers for monkeypox
2 years, 4 months ago

NYC opens THREE mass vaccination centers for monkeypox

Daily Mail  

New York City unveiled three mass vaccination centers for monkeypox Friday with each able to dish out 1,400 doses a day — but appointments at each site ran out within an hour, signaling the high demand for the jabs. City health commissioner Dr Ashwin Vasan is pictured at the mass vaccination center in Brooklyn Each center can give out between …

No need to be afraid, monkeypox patients stable now, says Kerala Health Minister
2 years, 4 months ago

No need to be afraid, monkeypox patients stable now, says Kerala Health Minister

India Today  

There is nothing to be concerned or worried about monkeypox as testing and surveillance have been intensified across the state and those among the primary contacts of the three infected persons in the state have tested negative, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Monday. Regarding the three persons who tested positive for the disease, the minister said their health …

NL starts preventive vaccination against monkeypox in Amsterdam, The Hague
2 years, 5 months ago

NL starts preventive vaccination against monkeypox in Amsterdam, The Hague

NL Times  

For the first time, the Netherlands is vaccinating people preventively against the monkeypox virus. Over the past weeks, the Dutch health services GGD already vaccinated a small group of people against the monkeypox virus. Therefore, the GGDs first invited MSM and transgender people who are HIV positive or taking medicines to prevent them from contracting HIV for the vaccination. “Here …

Two children diagnosed with monkeypox in U.S., officials say
2 years, 5 months ago

Two children diagnosed with monkeypox in U.S., officials say

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the U.S., health officials said Friday. In addition to the two pediatric cases, health officials said they were aware of at least eight women among the more than 2,800 U.S. cases reported so far. While the virus has mostly been spreading among men who have sex with men, “I …

Child catches Monkeypox: Boy less than 10 years old is infected with disease in Netherlands
2 years, 5 months ago

Child catches Monkeypox: Boy less than 10 years old is infected with disease in Netherlands

Daily Mail  

A Dutch child under the age of ten has tested positive for monkeypox after a family holiday to Turkey - the first confirmed pediatric case as part of the current outbreak of the tropical virus. The youngster — who has not been named — was taken to Emma Children's Hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, in late June complaining of rashes …

EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

EU drug regulator recommends clearing vaccine for monkeypox

The Hindu  

The European Medicines Agency said Friday that the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic should also be authorized against monkeypox, as the outbreak of the once-rare disease continues to sicken people across the continent. The European Union drug regulator said its recommendation was based on animal studies that suggest the vaccine protects non-human primates from monkeypox. “To confirm the effectiveness …

Editorial: Didn’t we learn anything from COVID? U.S. needs to get a move on fighting monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

Editorial: Didn’t we learn anything from COVID? U.S. needs to get a move on fighting monkeypox

LA Times  

Doses of the smallpox and monkeypox vaccine by the company Jynneos being prepped at the JRI Health clinic in Framingham, Mass., on July 18. In some ways, the current outbreak of monkeypox closely resembles two other public health crises of the last 40 years — COVID-19 and AIDS. And one other important thing: With some notable exceptions, America isn’t as …

Over 700 monkeypox cases diagnosed so far; Vaccinations begin Monday
2 years, 5 months ago

Over 700 monkeypox cases diagnosed so far; Vaccinations begin Monday

NL Times  

The number of monkeypox infections diagnosed in the Netherlands has risen to 712. Because of how the infection has spread thus far, people at a higher risk of infection can be vaccinated against it as a precaution from Monday, Health Minister Ernst Kuipers announced on Thursday. It concerns men who engage in sexual activity with other men, and transgender people …

North Dakota identifies initial case of monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

North Dakota identifies initial case of monkeypox

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota health officials said Wednesday that a man from the eastern part of the state has contracted the state’s first assumed case of monkeypox, a disease that has emerged in more than 50 countries and 44 U.S. states. The person, who is now isolating, likely caught the virus while traveling outside the state, according to a …

'Complete hell': Texas man says monkeypox is '100 times worse' than Covid
2 years, 5 months ago

'Complete hell': Texas man says monkeypox is '100 times worse' than Covid

Daily Mail  

A man in Texas has warned monkeypox was 'complete hell' and '100 times worse than Covid' after catching it — as cases in the United States topped 2,000. Shannahan was administered a monkeypox vaccine after he was diagnosed, but still became bedridden for two days and felt so ill he feared for his life. Luke Shannahan, who lives in Dallas, …

Weeks before preventive vaccinations for monkeypox can start: GGD Amsterdam
2 years, 5 months ago

Weeks before preventive vaccinations for monkeypox can start: GGD Amsterdam

NL Times  

It will be a few more weeks at least before the GGD health services can start preventively vaccinating people against the monkeypox virus, Henry de Vries, a professor of skin infections who works for GGD Amsterdam-Amstelland, said to EenVandaag. “I don’t expect it to take that long, but count on a few weeks before we can start injections.” One reason …

UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100
2 years, 5 months ago

UK buys more vaccines for monkeypox as cases top 2,100

Associated Press  

LONDON — British has bought another 100,000 doses of vaccine to stop monkeypox as the number of cases across the country has risen to more than 2,130, the majority of them in London, officials said Tuesday. Britain’s Health Security Agency said while the epidemic is expanding, the majority of cases “continue to be in gay, bisexual and other men who …

Dutch monkeypox total climbs to 656, including three female patients
2 years, 5 months ago

Dutch monkeypox total climbs to 656, including three female patients

NL Times  

The number of people in the Netherlands diagnosed with the monkeypox virus rose to 656. Experts expect new infections around the upcoming pride events, like Pride Amsterdam. “With several MSM events planned in the coming months, there is a chance of more intensive distribution than is already the case, with an international component as well,” the Expert Council advised the …

Massachusetts makes monkeypox vax available at more sites
2 years, 5 months ago

Massachusetts makes monkeypox vax available at more sites

Associated Press  

BOSTON — The monkeypox vaccine is now available at 11 sites around Massachusetts, state public health officials said Monday. There had been more than 1,800 cases of monkeypox reported in the U.S. as of Friday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 51 of which were in Massachusetts. The Jynneos vaccine available in Massachusetts, requires two shots, 28 …

Health services want more urgency in vaccinating risk groups against monkeypox
2 years, 5 months ago

Health services want more urgency in vaccinating risk groups against monkeypox

NL Times  

A week and a half after Minster Ernst Kuipers of Public Health announced that the Netherlands would vaccinate the people most at risk of contracting the monkeypox virus, the GGD health services still don't know when the first vaccines will be administered. SeksHAG, the sexual health advisory group for GPs, and Soa Aids want to see more urgency in starting …

US officials: States getting more monkeypox vaccine soon
2 years, 5 months ago

US officials: States getting more monkeypox vaccine soon

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 100,000 monkeypox vaccine doses are being sent to states in the next few days, and several million more are on order in the months ahead, U.S. health officials said Friday. Officials predicted cases will keep rising for at least a few more weeks as the government tries to keep up with a surprising international outbreak …

Time for vigilance: The Hindu Editorial on monkeypox cases in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Time for vigilance: The Hindu Editorial on monkeypox cases in India

The Hindu  

India reported its first laboratory-confirmed, imported case of monkeypox virus when a 35-year-old man in Kerala’s capital tested positive. Since then, the virus has spread to over 63 countries — Europe has reported 8,238 cases from 35 countries as of July 12, and the U.S., 1,470 cases as of July 14. While a few rave parties in Spain and Belgium …

Central team rushed as Kerala reports first monkeypox case
2 years, 5 months ago

Central team rushed as Kerala reports first monkeypox case

The Hindu  

Kerala is in a state of alert following the confirmation of a case of monkeypox in a 35-year-old who had travelled from the United Arab Emirates to the State. A high-level multidisciplinary team despatched by the Centre to Kerala for supporting the State in adopting appropriate public health interventions and conducting outbreak investigation, is expected to arrive in the State …

Ensure testing for monkeypox, Health Ministry tells States
2 years, 5 months ago

Ensure testing for monkeypox, Health Ministry tells States

The Hindu  

The Union Health Ministry in its communication to stakeholders on Thursday said that while COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose challenges, it is vital that States remain aware, alert and ready to tackle other public health threats like Monkeypox which is on the rise globally. They are also advised to reach out to beneficiaries to take the precaution dose Monkeypox awareness …

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