U.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, but Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities – Consumer Health News

Written by on September 16, 2022

THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is making its way into communities of color.

New case numbers are down by nearly half since early August, White House monkeypox response coordinator Bob Fenton said in a Thursday media briefing. Fenton credited the decrease in new cases to vaccinations and education efforts around the nation, noting that a pilot program targeting large Pride events has delivered nearly 11,000 doses of vaccine.

As of Sept. 14, there have . . .



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