Newsweek: Smallpox Vax Needed to Stop Monkeypox? The Canary Is Singing
We do want to serve as the canary in the coalmine from regions of the world where Monkeypox and its relative, smallpox, are still prevalent.
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We do want to serve as the canary in the coalmine from regions of the world where Monkeypox and its relative, smallpox, are still prevalent.
The world hasn't seen a routine smallpox vaccine for decades. Countries are now ordering shots since the smallpox vaccine also protects against monkeypox.
Anthony Fauci said the future would see a "low level of infection" present, but it would not disruptive to everyday life with regular COVID vaccinations.
Avian flu has been detected in commercial and backyard flocks in 12 states, including New York, Michigan, Illinois and Kansas.
The highly infectious avian influenza has now been reported in commercial and backyard birds in six states, and in wild birds in 10 states.