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State Sets Up Monkeypox Alert System

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New York has set up an SMS-text notification system to provide information on monkeypox, Gov, Kathy Hochul said Thursday. Residents can sign up for text messages—which will include alerts about cases, symptoms, spread, and resources for testing and vaccination—by texting “MONKEYPOX” to 81336 or “MONKEYPOXESP” for Read More …

First Monkeypox Case Found in Suffolk County

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The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Friday that the first case of orthopoxvirus, or monkeypox, had been found in the county.  The person, who was seen by a local healthcare provider, is following isolation protocols at home. Testing for orthopoxvirus was conducted at Read More …