Virus - Page 8

July 27, 2022

WATCH: As monkeypox spreads globally, Americans share their concerns

July 25, 2022

Australia's health care system strained by record number of COVID patients as Omicron surges

Australia saw record highs in COVID patients admitted to hospitals on Monday as the BA.4 and BA.5 strains of Omicron continue to spread through the population.

July 24, 2022

Monkeypox has 'variety of mechanisms for spread': Expert

Monkeypox expert Dr. Anne Rimoin explained the various ways the virus can spread on Sunday, a day after the World Health Organization declared it a public health emergency.

July 24, 2022

White House COVID Adviser addresses current Monkeypox threat level

White House COVID-19 Adviser Ashish Jha said the U.S. will wait and observe how the virus continues to spread before declaring a domestic state of emergency.

July 22, 2022

New Zealand's death rate from COVID at record high in wake of Omicron wave

New Zealand is experiencing record-breaking death rates from the coronavirus - 151 last week - as the Omicron BA.5 sub-variant continues to spread.

July 18, 2022

Financially strained sexual health clinics are on the frontline to respond to monkeypox

Sexual health clinics are well situated to identify and treat cases of monkeypox, which is largely affecting men who have sex with men. But resources at these clinics are stretched.

July 17, 2022

White House Covid doc warns of reinfections, discusses new vaccines

An omicron subvariant identified as BA.5 has taken over as the dominant strain of the virus in America, responsible for over 53% of cases nationwide as of July.

July 8, 2022

French health body indicates at-risk groups to be vaccinated against monkeypox

France's health authority recommended preventive vaccination for groups it says are at special risk, such as sexually active gay men and trans people who have multiple sexual partners.

July 7, 2022

WHO: More than 6,000 monkeypox cases reported, emergency meeting set

More than 6,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported, the World Health Organization said. A committee will consider declaring the outbreak a global health emergency

June 30, 2022

Health officials: Michigan has 1st probable monkeypox case

Michigan health officials have identified the state's first probable case of monkeypox in suburban Detroit. The CDC is now working to confirm the case.