Monkeypox is on the rise in the LGBTQ community. Here's what to know Monkeypox isn't considered a sexually transmitted disease, but most people who have gotten it in the US in the latest outbreak report some level of sexual activity, an official from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN on Monday. Jen Christensen and John Bonifield, CNN CNN

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What is the Marburg virus and how can it be avoided? Two people in Ghana have died from the infectious Marburg virus, raising fears of a mass outbreak.. BBC News

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Nasal vaccines may stop Covid infections. Will we get them soon? Research on nasal vaccines is mostly in its early phases in the U.S., though many scientists believe this twist on vaccination could prove to be an effective way to block infections. NBC News

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Omicron BA.5 makes up nearly 78% of COVID variants circulating in U.S. - CDC The BA.5 subvariant of Omicron was estimated to make up 77.9% of the circulating coronavirus variants in the United States for the week ended July 16, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday. Reuters Reuters

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Fauci's Retirement; Battle Over Monkeypox Messaging; Masks and Microbe Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by <em>MedPage Today</em> staff Jennifer Henderson medpagetoday

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As of Monday, confirmed U.S. monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases total 1,972, according to CDC's tracker, with more than one-fourth in New York state alone...

Gawande warns USAID COVID response quickly running out of money The USAID global coronavirus response will run out of money in the coming weeks without new funding from Congress, the agency’s Assistant Administrator for Global Health Atul Gawande warned on Tues… colinmeyn The Hill

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Gawande said funding for the task force ran out last month, and the agency has been lobbying lawmakers since December to re-up the financing at a minimum of $5 billion. So far, however, Congress has delivered none...

Monkeypox patients should not be left to suffer when an FDA-approved drug could help The federal government's development of tecovirimat should be lauded as forward thinking for investing in pandemic preparedness. But its failure to use it to control the monkeypox outbreak must change. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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Moderna’s new variant-busting COVID vaccine starting trial in Israel Study will assess how well special shot built to be Omicron-proof protects against infection; expert says Israel helping lead way in ‘the future of the fight against the pandemic’ timesofisrael

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“The Omicron component in this new vaccine works alongside the original vaccine formulation that targets the original strain. And while the Omicron component was made to target early Omicron variants, it is likely to also target well newer sub-variants of Omicron, including those that haven’t yet emerged,” he said...

BA.5 spurs new calls to fund next-generation COVID-19 vaccines The rise of the BA.5 variant is spurring new calls for funding for an Operation Warp Speed 2.0 to accelerate development of next-generation COVID-19 vaccines that can better target new variants.&nb… aneklason The Hill

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