Another dangerous dual virus is now at risk of spreading:panic and stigma.
The person is isolating and the WA Department of Health has begun contact tracing.
People most at risk from monkeypox in NSW will have access to the first 5500 vaccine doses from Monday,as sexual health and infectious disease experts warn Australia’s outbreak won’t slow down until 75,000 people get their first shots.
The federal government will announce it has secured supplies of third-generation monkeypox vaccines for vulnerable groups.
The first monkeypox death in Europe and the Americas came less than a week after the WHO declared the outbreak a global health emergency.
We should not be alarmed about this emerging virus,but we also can’t be complacent.
Nationally,US health officials said the monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped,despite rising case numbers and so-far limited vaccine supplies.
Australia’s chief medical officer has declared the unfolding monkeypox outbreak a communicable disease incident of national significance,ramping up the government’s focus on the virus.
The World Health Organisation has declared the escalating outbreaks in multiple countries to be a global emergency.
There are now at least 41 cases of monkeypox in Australia,but the country is yet to initiate its own vaccine program.
The disease is spreading for the first time among people who have not travelled to Africa. What’s different about these cases?