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Illinois is the third state with most infections after reporting 520 cases, roughly 9 per cent of the 5,811 nationally

Public health officials are urging the administration to do more to address the monkeypox virus as clinics struggle to get vaccines.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that the state has reached a settlement with the federal government to halt new oil and gas leases on public lands in Central California until the potential risks to public health and the environment are adequately assessed.

There were 27 more Covid-19 fatalities and 1,843 new cases admitted to hospitals on Monday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Tuesday.

The governor called it a “a rare, but potentially serious disease that requires the full mobilization of all available public health resources to prevent the spread.” The proclamation allows public health officials to better coordinate efforts with the federal government and other state agencies…

Scientists call the name "discriminatory and stigmatizing." The World Health Organization agrees. But no progress has been made on finding a new name. And some say the name doesn't need changing.

And here's how experts say we could get things back on track.

On July 23, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. It was a contentious decision, with the WHO’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, making the final call and overruling the WHO’s emergency committee. The advisory committee’s disagreements mirrored debates that have been unfolding among…

1 in 5 Americans OK with threatening public health officials