In the first 17 confirmed cases of monkeypox, 16 men were found to be gay. The U.S. Department of Health estimates that monkeypox is less severe. Symptoms of monkeypox include rash, chills, and pain.
Monkey pox has been reported in Europe since May. In Canada, 77 cases were confirmed yesterday. Although monkey pox has been confirmed in homosexuals, experts do not believe it is a sexually transmitted disease. The disease can be transmitted through contact with infected people or through contact.
Raj Punjabi, senior director of the White House’s Division of Global Health Security and Bio Defense, said 1,200 vaccines for monkeypox had been distributed in the United States. There are currently two approved vaccines (ACAM2000 and JYNNEOS).