Dept administers mpox vaccines to high-risk personnel

Dept administers mpox vaccines to high-risk personnel

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has begun administering monkeypox (Mpox) vaccinations to medical personnel.

No mandatory wearing of face mask in Davao as anti-mpox measure

Davao City residents wear face masks during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. MindaNews file photo DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 April) — There is currently no recommendation for a mandatory wearing of face masks in the city despite the two confirmed monkeypox (mpox) cases this month, an official at the City Health Office (CHO) said Friday. Sofia Corazon Zafra, medical coordinator of the CHO Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases Uni…

More US adults willing to receive mpox vaccine now than in 2022

Healthcare workers remain the most trusted sources of information (73%), while trust in the federal government to provide factual information rose to 58%.