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Mpox Educational Slides for Peers

May 27, 2026

Educational slides for peers regarding key mpox topics. Community-based organizations are welcome to utilize these slides for outreach purposes.

Engaging the LGBTQ Community in Mpox Vaccination

Slides presented in a National Coalition for LGBTQ Health on-demand webinar providing a look at best practices on community responses to and education strategies regarding mpox in the United States. The presentation focuses on highlighting real-time community responses, addressing challenges with vaccination uptake, and facilitating effective and enduring public education strategies.

State Public Health Labs Step Up as CDC Pauses Testing for Various Pathogens, Including Rabies, Mpox

April 23, 2026

The agency has temporarily paused testing for a host of infectious diseases, including poxviruses, various parasites, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis, a rodent-borne virus that can cause meningitis.

More Than 200 Organizations Announce Support for AAP Vaccine Schedule

For nearly a century, AAP’s vaccine recommendations have served as a guide for pediatricians, clinicians and parents on the optimal timing for routine immunizations to protect children from preventable illnesses,” they said in the statement. “Developed by experts with specialized knowledge and experience in infectious diseases, public health and pediatrics, the recommendations are based on the latest scientific and real-world evidence.

Mpox Can Infect and Replicate in the Brain, NIH Researchers Say in Fatal HIV Case

A man with advanced HIV died with drug-resistant mpox replicating in his brain, US scientists found, in a case that shows how the virus can persist and evolve just as global health programs to check such infections are being scaled back.

San Francisco Department of Public Health Confirms First Clade I Mpox Case in San Francisco

On April 14, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) confirmed the first case of clade I mpox in a San Francisco resident. The case occurred in an unvaccinated adult who was hospitalized and is improving. The individual reported close contact with someone who traveled internationally.

Op-Ed: After Pride, Mpox Still Deserves Attention

September 4, 2025

Read the just published op-ed by the Coalition’s Scott Bertani: “After Pride: Mpox Still Deserves Attention,” in The Standard Palm Springs.

Op-Ed: “Mpox isn’t gone as virus continues to spread in Africa”

July 25, 2025

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.

“Mfax” Education and Awareness Campaign on Mpox Prevention

June 13, 2025

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. 

Fears new mpox strain spreading in UK after case with no travel history

April 7, 2025

The Telegraph: The UK Health Security Agency has launched an investigation to determine how a person in North East England caught the virus.

CDC: Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of Vaccine for Mpox Prevention in the United States

February 14, 2025

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.

Fact Sheet: Update on the Biden-⁠Harris Administration’s Commitment to Addressing the Global Mpox Outbreak

December 19, 2024

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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