demographic health

Polio and monkeypox demonstrate a ‘heightened focus’ on viruses

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Polio and monkeypox demonstrate a ‘heightened focus’ on viruses

More than two years of COVID-19, and people are thinking about the virus differently. This month the US declared monkeypox a public health emergency, and people at high risk of getting the virus — especially those who have sex with men — are lined up city streets to get vaccinated. An avian flu outbreak that … Read more

Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage Causes Frustration as Men Clamor for Doses

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Monkeypox Vaccine Shortage Causes Frustration as Men Clamor for Doses

Gay and bisexual men in the US are hitting walls to find a monkeypox vaccine because of limited supplies, with some activists criticizing the government as being too slow to increase its vaccine stockpiles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while the US awaits about 800,000 vaccine doses in Denmark, the number … Read more