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Monkeypox cases in D.C. have grown eightfold in the past week,
and cases are getting more severe, according to health officials.
As of Tuesday, there are 58 known cases of the viral disease in
the District. City health officials reported seven people had
the virus last Tuesday.
D.C. is among the regions of the country with the most monkeypox
cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
Some of the latest patients to contract the virus have had to
seek care at hospitals, officials said.
"We have had individuals in D.C. who have been hospitalized for
pain control. This is not something, like, where it's just bumps
on your body. These can be very painful rashes and lesions on
your body," said Patrick Ashley, with the D.C. Department of
Health.
Health officials said they are using the JYNNEOS vaccine, which
is an FDA-licensed vaccine for the prevention of smallpox and
monkeypox. There's currently a limited supply of JYNNEOS,
however, and there aren't yet enough doses to keep up with
demand, officials said.
The federal government is releasing the vaccines based on the
number of mokeypox cases in each state, according to D.C. Health.
"They didn’t have nearly as many doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine.
We understand that number to be less than 100,000 vaccines that
they had available, and what they've told us is that they’ve
ordered millions more doses of that product. It just takes time
for them to be able to get that from the manufacturer," Ashley
said.
D.C. received more than 1,200 monkeypox vaccine doses on Friday
and made 480 appointments available on Tuesday. Those
appointments were filled within 90 minutes, DC Health said.
Only those in high-risk groups and people who have come into
contact with someone who tested positive for the virus can
qualify for the vaccine at this time, D.C. Health said.
Ashley warned it's important for people to see a doctor if they
develop a rash or lesions and to avoid all physical contact with
others.
"That includes, you know, intimate contact with individuals,
hugging, skin to skin. We want people just to be very aware that
this is going on in the community and to take appropriate
precautions," Ashley said.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/monkeypox-cases-spike-
in-dc/3093505/
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