HealthLGBTQ mpox resource center
The National Coalition for LGBTQ Health’s Mpox Resource Center provides up-to-date information, data, and general news from public health authorities on mpox in the United States, including prevention, transmission, testing, and treatment. The Resource Center also houses digital and printable assets for use by clinicians and community members to promote awareness of mpox.
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Engaging the LGBTQ Community in Mpox Vaccination
This National Coalition for LGBTQ Health on-demand webinar provides an in-depth look at current best practices on community responses to and education strategies regarding Mpox in the United States.
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WHO EPI-WIN Webinar: Responding to Mpox — Community Protection
This webinar aims to highlight the work in protecting communities in the current mpox emergency and the evolving situation, including the specific needs of the different affected communities and how those can be addressed.
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Health officials tracking mpox rise
The National Coalition for LGBTQ Health’s Director of Advocacy, Scott Bertani, shares information regarding the rise of mpox cases in Chicago with FOX32 News.
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The Seasons May Change But Our Health Conversations Shouldn’t: What Detroit’s Mpox Story Reveals
As the clocks turn back and our gatherings move indoors, conversations about prevention and care may quiet down with the season’s change, but mpox hasn’t left the stage.
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mpox resource library
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Op-Ed: After Pride, Mpox Still Deserves Attention
Read the just published op-ed by the Coalition’s Scott Bertani: “After Pride: Mpox Still Deserves Attention,” in The Standard Palm Springs.
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Op-Ed: “Mpox isn’t gone as virus continues to spread in Africa”
Read the just published op-ed from the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health: “Mpox isn’t gone as virus continues to spread in Africa,” in The Washington Blade.
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“Mfax” Education and Awareness Campaign on Mpox Prevention
The National Coalition for LGBTQ Health has launched the “mfax” education and awareness campaign to raise awareness and provide education about mpox prevention, vaccination, testing, and treatment, as well as foster LGBTQ community engagement.
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Fears new mpox strain spreading in UK after case with no travel history
The Telegraph: The UK Health Security Agency has launched an investigation to determine how a person in North East England caught the virus.
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CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of Vaccine for Mpox Prevention in the United States
Two vaccines can be used to prevent mpox: JYNNEOS® and ACAM2000®, but only JYNNEOS has been used in the ongoing clade II outbreak. Healthcare providers should evaluate and counsel patients who could benefit from mpox vaccination by performing a social and sexual history.
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Fact Sheet: Update on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Commitment to Addressing the Global Mpox Outbreak
Archived update from the White House from December 2024. During the 2022 global outbreak of clade II mpox, the Biden-Harris Administration mounted a robust response by making vaccines, tests, and treatment available to those at risk in the United States and abroad.
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CDC Advisory: First Case of Clade I Mpox Diagnosed in the United States
On November 15, 2024, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) confirmed the first reported case of clade I mpox in the United States. This individual had recently traveled to areas experiencing clade I monkeypox virus (MPXV) transmission and sought medical care for mpox symptoms in the United States.
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Global strategic preparedness and response plan launched by WHO to contain mpox outbreak
The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan to stop outbreaks of human-to-human transmission of mpox through coordinated global, regional, and national efforts. This follows the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO Director-General on 14 August 2025.
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Learn about Mpox and Safer Sex
These downloadable fact sheets from the CDC answer common questions about safer sex, social gatherings, and mpox.
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Mpox Resources from Greater Than
Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, Acting Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, provides the latest on mpox in this FAQ series from KFF and CDC.
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U.S. Mpox Wastewater Data
Communities can monitor the presence of mpox virus in wastewater samples. Data from samples can provide an early warning of mpox activity and spread in communities. This dashboard from the CDC displays the latest sample data.
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Tecovirimat (TPOXX) for Treatment of Mpox
To help meet domestic and international mpox response goals, CDC is urging clinicians to let patients with mpox know that oral tecovirimat is available through STOMP and encourage them to enroll. Providers should inform patients about STOMP so they can consider enrolling in the study.
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