After new cluster, health officials warn mpox could resurge this summer

Mpox has “a substantial risk of resurgence” health officials say, warning people at high risk to get vaccinated as soon as possible. Concern is highest for men who have sex…

May 19, 2023 - 20:00
After new cluster, health officials warn mpox could resurge this summer

Federal health officials warned Thursday that there was a significant risk the mpox virus will resurge this summer and reiterated calls for people at high risk to get vaccinated if they have not already done so.

The warnings came after a cluster of 21 mpox cases were identified in Chicago this month, one of the first major clusters since the outbreak in the U.S. died down last fall, and as three different estimates of the mpox vaccine’s effectiveness were published Thursday afternoon.

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