Monkeypox

Dr. Ulyee Choe with the Florida Department of Health says until the state receives more doses only people who are considered to be at high risk for infection can get the shot.

Sexual health clinics are scrambling to properly track, test, and treat hundreds of monkeypox patients. So far, it isn’t going well.

More than 120 confirmed or probable monkeypox cases have been reported in Florida this year through Tuesday. Most of those cases are in Broward, with more than 70,

Dr Atul Gawande, the surgeon and bestselling health writer talks, to NPR about the problems he has inherited as the new head of USAID's global health office.

Public health officials say monkeypox is not as dangerous as COVID and can be handled well with current treatments and if those at risk use caution. But the rollout of vaccines has been slow and led to angst among some at-risk people.

Dozens of cases have been detected in South Florida — mostly in Broward County — and those numbers are believed to be an undercount. In this interview, FIU's Dr. Aileen Marty tells us more.

The monkeypox outbreak is expanding, and Europe is at its center, says Dr. Hans Kluge.

For now, monkeypox poses a low risk to the U.S. public, but it could become a problem if the spread is left unchecked. Here’s what everyone should know about it.

The action comes as WHO convenes its emergency committee to consider if the outbreak of monkeypox - mostly in Europe - warrants being declared a global emergency.

The state health department on Friday reported 10 cases in Florida, including one each in Orange and Collier counties. Nationally, the CDC listed 113 cases across 20 states and Washington, D.C.