The infection rate of sexually transmitted diseases in America is currently “out of control” according to medical experts, the Associated Press reports. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called for new prevention and treatment programs to address the steep rise in cases of infections, including syphilis, gonorrhea, HIV, and Monkeypox.
Democrats and Republicans are working on a continuing resolution that would fund the government to keep it running until December.
U.S. President Joe Biden is requesting $11.7 billion in emergency funds from Congress for Ukraine as the country battles against Russia’s full-scale invasion.
An increasing number of municipalities are declaring health emergencies over monkeypox, with Los Angeles and San Diego issuing declarations this week.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a “global emergency,” raising the prospect of tighter health measures.
The expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Saturday.
The World Health Organization announced Tuesday that it will rename the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in 39 countries this year, after a group of scientists voiced concerns that the name could be stigmatizing.
Germany’s vaccine advisory committee wants gay men with multiple male partners and other “at risk” adults to receive monkeypox jabs after authorities ordered 40,000 doses of the Bavarian Nordic vaccine.