African health agency says mpox vaccinations could start within days
Africa could start mpox vaccinations within days, health agency says
Monkeypox
‘Sufficient’ supplies of mpox vaccine for State to counter risk deemed low by health officials
WHO upgraded the disease to ‘public health emergency of international concern’ this week
WHO confirms first case of ‘grave’ mpox strain outside of Africa in Sweden
Person infected while staying in part of Africa where there was a large outbreak of the disease
HSE to consider mpox vaccination programme after WHO declares ‘public health emergency’
Variant of virus causing concern in Africa, and now detected in Sweden, different to strain seen in State in 2022
WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency for second time in two years
Decision comes after fresh outbreak of virus in DRC, with more than 500 deaths linked to illness in Africa this year
WHO declares end to 10-month long mpox public health emergency
Move signals mpox crisis, spread through direct contact with body fluids and causes pus-filled skin lesions, has come under control
The unglamorous, unsung interventions that prevent epidemics
Some 2,300 people died in an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2018. In 2021, a similar outbreak claimed just 11 lives thanks to swift action
Mpox vaccine appointments to be made available up until end of February, Cabinet to be told
Stephen Donnelly will also update Ministers on ‘improving situation’ inside emergency departments
HIV rates more than double in past year as STI cases rise, latest data shows
Authorities believe Covid-19 hampered testing, resulting in an under-reporting in 2021
State secures additional monkeypox vaccines in ‘significant boost’ to vaccination programme
A total of 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Ireland, most recent figures show
‘End is in sight’ for Covid-19 pandemic, says WHO director-general
Deaths last week from virus were at lowest level since March 2020 but ‘this is not the time to relax or let down our guard’, Tedros warns
Monkeypox – have lessons been learned from Aids about stigmatisation?
The perception that Aids was a gay disease, one that could be contained by stigmatising gay relationships, hampered efforts to ameliorate its spread
Second monkeypox strain found in the UK
Case with new strain is linked with travel to west Africa, public health officials have said.
Stoning, poisoning and stigma: Why experts want to rename monkeypox
Public-health researchers say the term evokes racist stereotypes, reinforces offensive tropes and can stop people seeking care
Monkeypox: Ignore the misinformation on social media. Here are the key things you need to know
Dr Muiris Houston on whether you can catch the virus from clothes, whether it’s transmitted through the air, and more
Government sets up expert group on monkeypox response
State currently has vaccines to treat only 10 per cent of estimated 6,000 to 6,500 people identified as at risk
Hundreds at high risk of monkeypox to be offered vaccine
HSE says 6,000 people are at heightened risk of virus but initial phase of vaccine rollout will cover only 600
Inaction on Monkeypox tells us Ireland is not prepared for the next pandemic
No details about when vaccine roll-out will start, who will be responsible for administering it nor where they would take place have been provided
Monkeypox cases in Ireland rise to 97 as pressure mounts on Donnelly over vaccination programme
Social Democrats accuse Minister of ‘worrying lack of urgency’ on starting vaccinations for at-risk groups
India confirms first monkeypox death in Asia
Government isolates 21 people following death of 22-year-old man in the southern state of Kerala
Total of 85 cases of monkeypox detected in Ireland since May
WHO declared the virus a global health emergency last weekend
Kathy Sheridan: Monkeypox trajectory is starting to seem unsettlingly familiar
The pain, fear and isolation suffered by gay and bisexual men for months is now an urgent global concern
All you need to know about monkeypox after global emergency declared
WHO says spread in more than 70 countries is “extraordinary” situation
Monkeypox virus deemed global health emergency, says WHO
US identifies first cases of monkeypox in children amid 14,000 cases in more than 60 countries and five deaths in Africa
First monkeypox vaccines due to arrive in Ireland
‘More deliveries will come in the coming weeks,’ says European commissioner for health
Ireland on alert for monkeypox as virus spreads across Europe
WHO meets to assess outbreak as UK records 20 cases, with virus spreading in community
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