Monkeypox cases are expected to continue to climb in the coming weeks, the CDC says.
This likely spike in cases is from increased testing for monkeypox that’s due to a more streamlined monkeypox case reporting system; more infections from monkeypox exposures; and a higher number of people seeking monkeypox tests, Rochelle Walensky, MD, the director of the CDC, said during a Friday media call.But officials are confident that U.S. testing will meet increasing need. Now, the country can test 70,000 samples per week, Walensky said. So far, capacity far exceeds testing demand.
As of July 15, there were 1,814 reported cases of monkeypox in the U.S. As of July 14, of 700 cases where demographic information was available, the median age of those infected was 36, and the “vast majority” of cases have been in men who have sex with men, Walensky said. Federal officials also announced Friday that 130,000 more doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, which is typically used to prevent
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