A conversation with a CDC official about the agency’s efforts to head off a summer surge of mpox.
Good morning, and happy Monday! Special shout-out to my colleague Fenit Nirappil for his help with today’s newsletter top. Send tips totrend of at-home medical testing is booming, but medical providers worry about the tests’ accuracy and reliability. Federal health officials released data showing gains in health-care coverageWith summer travel picking up and Pride festivities underway, public health experts are bracing for a return of mpox, the infectious disease formerly known as monkeypox.
on a summer Pride initiative. This effort is really focusing on improving vaccine equity by partnering with health departments and community-based organizations to provide comprehensive sexual health services, including mpox vaccines, at local pride and LGBTQIA+ events. We’re also leaning on some of our existing partnerships with LGBTQIA+ organizations, and we have social media influencers we work with to make sure we’re getting that communication out there.Finally, we’ve been funding the creation of materials that help address questions that men who have sex with men have raised about mpox and its vaccine.
It’s likely that some companies break the rules entirely, evading the agency and betting it won’t police a fast-growing market, saidto begin holding lab-made tests to the same standards as conventional ones, phasing out a historically hands-off position in response to the ballooning industry. Still, businesses are charging ahead.
among minority communities. The administration said the five reports highlight the progress made to increase affordable and quality health care.will host its family advocacy days in D.C. Pediatric patients and their families will visit Capitol Hill to share their stories and advocate for policies that ensure children’s access to high-quality medical care.
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