By Joe Fisher, WRAL Reporter The Mecklenburg County Health Department on Tuesday reported North Carolina’s first known pediatric case of monkeypox. This means that someone under the age of 18 has tested positive for the virus. Over the past week, North Carolina has reported an average of 11 new monkeypox cases every day. The North … Read more
By Joe Fisher, WRAL Reporter and Julian Grace, WRAL Anchor/Reporter The Mecklenburg County Health Department on Tuesday reported North Carolina’s first known pediatric case of monkeypox. This means that someone under the age of 18 has tested positive for the virus. Over the past week, North Carolina has reported an average of 11 new monkeypox … Read more
By Mark Bergin, WRAL Senior Multiplatform Producer The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released a four-page plan Thursday on how to address the recent monkeypox outbreak. The state is urging anyone who has had close contact with anyone who has monkeypox or any unexplained blisters to get tested with a health care … Read more