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This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory that was captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Md. (NIAID via AP, File)
November 28, 2022, 3:45 pm
Monkeypox to be renamed mpox to avoid racism concerns, WHO says
UN health agency says ‘racist and stigmatizing language’ arose after virus spread; both terms to be used for a year until former moniker is phased out
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative image: a patient is inoculated with the monkeypox vaccine in a vaccination clinic on August 19, 2022, in New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
October 28, 2022, 1:00 pm
Israel rolls out 2nd monkeypox vaccines as US research spotlights ‘tragic’ outcomes
Following earlier limitations due to short supply, Health Ministry now urging people to complete recommended two-shot regime and expanding eligibility for vaccines
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative: Prime Minister Yair Lapid speaks during a faction meeting in Tel Aviv on August 25, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 29, 2022, 1:31 pm
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Tal Schneider on a political spin to maritime deal with Lebanon, upswing of trade with UAE; Nathan Jeffay on mental health, artificial sweeteners and promising brain research
By ToI Staff
This image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. (NIAID via AP)
August 28, 2022, 8:38 pm
In first, woman in Israel diagnosed with monkeypox
Health Ministry says 233 people have tested positive for virus in Israel since outbreak began in May, as UN health body reports global drop in cases
By Michael Horovitz and AP
A patient is inoculated with the monkeypox vaccine at the OASIS Wellness Center, Aug. 19, 2022, in New York. (AP/Mary Altaffer)
August 25, 2022, 4:03 pm
Global monkeypox drops, signaling possible decline in European outbreak
Cases worldwide down 21% this week, though still rising in Africa and the Americas; UK health agency says disease not spreading beyond men who have sex with other men
By AP
Meretz MKs celebrate the party's primary results at an event in Tel Aviv on August 23, 2022. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
August 24, 2022, 1:59 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 24: Speed round of political inside baseball; managing monkeypox
Following the primaries, senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur gives us the current lay of the political landscape; health reporter Nathan Jeffay on innovative back surgery and imaging
By ToI Staff
An Israeli man receives a vaccine against monkeypox, administered by Maccabi Healthcare Services. (Maccabi Healthcare Services)
August 22, 2022, 8:37 pm
Israel using ‘vaccination nation’ chops to fight monkeypox, doctor says
Country excelling in using a small supply of vaccines to maximum effect, and protecting the most vulnerable, says chairman of Israel’s LGBT Medical Association
By Nathan Jeffay
Empty vials of monkeypox vaccines lie on a table after being used to vaccinate people at a medical center in Barcelona, Spain, July 26, 2022. (AP/Francisco Seco)
August 5, 2022, 9:11 am
Medical staff call to be vaccinated against monkeypox after doctor infected
Physician at Tel Aviv hospital infected while examining patient for virus; Health Ministry considers expanding access to shots beyond most at-risk groups
By Michael Horovitz
Jonathan Parducho, a pharmacist, removes a tray of vials of of the Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox from a box containing 20 doses, in the vaccine hub at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, July 29, 2022. (Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
August 4, 2022, 11:58 pm
As cases climb, US declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
Move paves way for more decisive action against virus, amid criticism of Biden administration over lack of access to vaccines
By Agencies
Technicians wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) suits are seen inside a molecular laboratory facility set up to test for monkeypox, during its inauguration at the King Institute in Chennai, July 28, 2022. (Arun Sankar/AFP)
August 1, 2022, 10:29 pm
India reports Asia’s first monkeypox-related death; exact cause unconfirmed
22-year-old tested positive for virus but was asymptomatic and hospitalized for symptoms of different illness; WHO expects more deaths
By Aishwarya KUMAR
Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, New York, July 26, 2022. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
July 31, 2022, 10:21 am
‘Epicenter’ New York City declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency
Officials warns as many as 150,000 residents could be at risk of infection; declaration enables authorities to issue orders and implement measures to slow spread of virus
By AP
Empty vials of monkeypox vaccines lie on a table after being used to vaccinate people at a medical center in Barcelona, Spain, July 26, 2022. (AP/Francisco Seco)
July 28, 2022, 3:36 pm
Africa is only continent with monkeypox deaths, but it still has no vaccine doses
‘If we’re not safe, the rest of the world is not safe,’ says head of African health organization; disease, endemic in parts of Africa for years, began spreading globally in May
By Cara Anna
The first shipment of monkeypox doses arrives in Israel, July 27, 2022 (Health Ministry)
July 27, 2022, 12:29 pm
First shipment of 5,600 monkeypox vaccine doses arrives in Israel ahead of rollout
Health minister says further shots ‘on their way’; priority will be given to men born after 1980 who have HIV, are on HIV pre-exposure meds, or have contracted an STD this year
By ToI Staff
The EU's drug watchdog recommended for approval the use of a smallpox vaccine to treat monkeypox on July 22, 2022. (JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
July 25, 2022, 4:07 pm
Smallpox vaccine approved in EU for use against monkeypox
Imvanex given green light in Europe for use against virus, days after WHO declares global health emergency
By AFP
Illustrative -- People wait in line to receive the monkeypox vaccine before the opening of a new mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022, in New York City (Kena Betancur / AFP)
July 25, 2022, 1:38 pm
Israel’s initial monkeypox vaccine rollout to focus on HIV-positive and at-risk men
Rollout to start within days; priority for men born after 1980 who have HIV, are on HIV pre-exposure meds or have contracted an STD this year
By ToI Staff
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