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Jynneos mpox vaccine now commercially available ahead of Pride Month

It’s now possible to get the previously scarce and complicated-to-access vaccine at one’s local pharmacy.

Monkeypox Vaccine Maker Warns of FDA Dosing and Administration Change

The CEO of Bavarian Nordic, the Danish maker of the JYNNEOS vaccine, warned the Biden administration of concerns the company had with FDA's plan to change dosing and administration.

Monkeypox: Gay Men Should Reduce Sexual Partners, Advises WHO Chief

The U.N. health agency's chief said 98 percent of confirmed cases are among men who have sex with men.

World Health Organization again declares mpox a global health emergency amid rising case threat

The threat of a virus that causes painful lesions is back.

Gay members of Congress worried about mpox outbreak ask for data in letter to Joe Biden (exclusive)

Reps. Ritchie Torres and Mark Pocan sent a letter to the president and Health and Human Services Secretary to learn what the administration is doing to prepare against a potentially worse mpox outbreak.

Monkeypox Declared Public Health Emergency by Biden Administration

Health and Human Services secretary Xavier Becerra designated the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. What does that mean?

The federal government failed on mpox. Ritchie Torres's new bill addresses that (exclusive)

A new Government Accountability Office report highlights significant flaws in the federal handling of the mpox outbreak, emphasizing the need for a more unified public health response system to tackle future health emergencies better.

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Pride month is here and mpox remains a threat, but vaccines are more readily available

According to recent case reports, 90 percent of those who got mpox in the US during this outbreak who reported their sexual orientation were men who identified as gay or bisexual.

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monkeypox and Where the U.S. Stands

Fauci says the government is racing to deliver more vaccines and treatment options and warn gay men about the dangers without prompting stigmatization.