Why new mpox cases in California are raising concerns

More than two years after the mpox outbreak in the U.S. was declared over, a new crop of cases in California has infectious ...

California mpox cases raise concerns. But health officials say the risk remains low

Investigators suspect that two Californians diagnosed with mpox may be the first U.S. cases resulting from the local spread ...
Los Angeles Times

CDC announces change in COVID-19 and chickenpox vaccine recommendations

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The new acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced changes to the ...
komonews

Mpox (monkeypox) virus discovered in Pierce County wastewater

An atmospheric river is moving through western Washington and expected to dump 1-3 inches of rain and bring mountain snow to the region. by KOMO News Staff TOPICS: PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The ...
Medical Xpress

Chickenpox: Why the UK has approved the MMRV vaccine in under-fours but the US is preparing to restrict it

Two countries, two different approaches to protecting children from chickenpox. While the UK prepares to introduce a combined vaccine covering measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (MMRV) in a single ...
News Tribune

Version of mpox virus detected in Pierce County wastewater. Here’s what to know

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department on Friday announced that a type of mpox virus had been detected in Pierce County wastewater sampling. Washington State Department of Health and the ...
New York Post

RFK Jr.’s hand-picked CDC advisory panel recommends against combo vaccine for kids

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s overhauled vaccine panel voted on Thursday to no longer recommend a combination shot protecting against chickenpox, measles, mumps and rubella for young ...
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CDC panel votes to change guidance on MMRV vaccine for kids

An advisory panel to the CDC voted to adjust recommendations for a measles vaccine that includes protection against the varicella, or chickenpox, virus. The new guidance from the Centers for Disease ...
CNN

CDC advisers vote to recommend against combo vaccine for young kids, delay vote on newborn hepatitis B shot

A meeting of advisers chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday with ...
Lexington Herald Leader

West Nile virus case reported in Lexington. Officials to spray for mosquitoes

Health officials confirmed a West Nile Virus case in Lexington in 2025. Lexington-Fayette County Health will begin mosquito spraying in two zip codes. Spraying uses EPA-approved Duet formula, ...
salisburypost

Chickenpox detected in Rowan County adult

SALISBURY — Rowan County Public Health officially confirmed one case of chickenpox in a young adult. It is the first confirmed chickenpox case in the county in three years. A release from the health ...