As of September 16, 2022, the latest number of global monkeypox cases is now 60,332 in 107 countries. The CDC published a case report about a man who contracted monkeypox even though he was vaccinated with the ACAM2000 smallpox vaccine eight years ago. The ACAM2000 is approved to help protect against smallpox and has…
The latest number of monkeypox cases in nonendemic areas worldwide is 1,536, with 49 patients in the US. Latest monkeypox news VOA News reports that the World Health Organization has warned that there is a risk that monkeypox will be established in countries where it is not usually endemic. That means monkeypox will continue to…
Update June 5, 2022: WHO update on Monkeypox: To date, the clinical presentation of confirmed cases has been variable. Many cases in this outbreak are not presenting with the classical clinical picture for monkeypox. In cases described thus far in this outbreak, common presenting symptoms include genital and peri-anal lesions, fever, swollen lymph nodes, and pain…
This article has two objectives. One is to present the adverse effects of the two smallpox vaccines, JYNNEOS and ACAM2000, also used for monkeypox. The second is to demonstrate that reporting adverse events after vaccination (like COVID-19 shots) is necessary so that the safety profile of that product can be more defined. Knowledge about adverse…
When I started writing about monkeypox on May 19, there were only 35 cases. As of this writing, there are now 228 confirmed and 90 suspected cases as tabulated by BNO News. 35 to 237 confirmed cases in five days. That is almost a 700% increase. At this rate, the monkeypox cases may be in…
According to Reuters, Germany ordered 40,000 Imvanex™ smallpox vaccines from Bavarian Nordic to carry out ring vaccinations. Ring vaccination is given to close contacts of an isolated infected person. This prevents the spread of a contagious and deadly disease. The ring is the group of people in close contact with the infected patient. The vaccinated…
