State, County and community health leaders came together to discuss their response toward the growing cases of Monkeypox. There’s one confirmed case, and five probable cases, in the Coachella Valley. “Essentially, it comes to the point of there’s much more need than there is vaccines,” said Dr. Jennifer Chevinsky, Riverside County’s Deputy Public Health Officer.
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Some gay-specific resorts in the valley are taking action to prevent the spread of Monkeypox. DAP Health says it’s had successful meetings with the owners of the hotels CCBC and All World Resort. The organization says the hotels took immediate action by closing parts of their facilities and also providing space for Monkeypox vaccines as
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UPDATE: 5:10 p.m. Riverside County will be receiving an additional 1,100+ Monkeypox vaccine doses from the California Department of Public Health, officials announced Thursday afternoon. Original Report: 11:50 a.m. Eisenhower patients determined to be at high risk for contracting Monkeypox should expect to hear from their healthcare providers today or tomorrow regarding the availability of
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A Palm Springs man is speaking out, alleging the county’s Public Health Department mishandled his case. I-Team investigator Peter Daut sat down with Evan Goldfarb, who not only wants to warn people about the severity of monkeypox, but also wants answers from the county. The 56-year-old is finally feeling better after becoming the county’s first
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The monkeypox virus has spread quickly in clusters across the United States — at certain music festivals, pool parties and bathhouses — and now public health officials in areas with a lot of infections want more vaccines made available to help control transmission, which appears to happen when people touch intimately,
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Riverside County is reporting another probable case of Monkeypox. This marks the 6th probable/confirmed case of the disease in the county. County spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr announced the new probable case on Tuesday. He said the patient a resident of eastern Riverside County resident who is younger than 50. He did not require hospitalization. RivCo
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Community health partners in the Coachella Valley will receive a portion of Riverside County’s Monkeypox vaccine allotment so that clinics can provide the two-shot vaccine series to patients, health officials announced on Tuesday. Riverside County currently has a total of one confirmed case and four probable cases. All of them are residents of eastern Riverside
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and John Bonifield, CNN Anyone can get monkeypox, but in the latest outbreak, the virus is predominantly spreading among gay and bisexual men. Officials noted Monday that most of the people affected reported some level of sexual activity. That doesn’t mean the virus is sexually transmitted, but officials say it shows that
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Two more men are being treated for “confirmed/probable” monkeypox in eastern Riverside County, News Channel 3 learned Monday. This brings the total number of patients in the county who are considered likely or confirmed to have the virus to five. All of them are residents of eastern Riverside County, which includes Coachella Valley. Of the
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, Aya Elamroussi and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN As cases of monkeypox continue to rise in the US, a top health official is stressing that the outbreak needs to be handled in a more rigorous manner. “This is something we definitely need to take seriously. We don’t know the scope and the potential of
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid, CNN As a global outbreak of monkeypox continues to grow, public health officials are stressing the importance of education in fighting the virus. “This is an outbreak that can be stopped if countries, communities and individuals informed themselves, take the risk seriously and take the steps needed to stop transmission and protect
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say thousands more doses of the monkeypox vaccine could soon begin shipping from Denmark. The Food and Drug Administration says it has completed a required inspection of the overseas plant where the two-dose shots are manufactured. The update comes amid soaring demand for the
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid and Deidre McPhillips, CNN The number of monkeypox vaccine doses distributed across the United States has more than tripled since last week, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services, but supply falls far short of demand — and short of the levels that experts say will be needed to
Continue Reading The Riverside County Department of Public Health has announced two more “probable” cases of monkeypox in the county. The probable cases are both men, under the age of 60, who live in eastern Riverside County, according to department spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr. Monkeypox update: RivCo Public Health is reporting two more “probable” cases. They are
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Health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed the first Monkeypox case in Riverside County, a county health official shared today. News Channel 3 had previously confirmed this patient was treated in the Coachella Valley at an Eisenhower Health facility. CDC has confirmed the first Monkeypox case in Riverside County is
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN Matt Ford edits videos for a living, so it wasn’t a stretch for him to put one together for TikTok. But his latest post wasn’t a crazy dance or a video about how to peel a banana the right way. It’s based on his own experience with monkeypox. His video has
Continue Reading By MARIA CHENG and FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent. And African health authorities
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The Riverside County Department of Public Health has launched a new website to share information with the community about monkeypox. You can visit https://rivcoph.org/Monkeypox to get the latest information on the virus here in Riverside County. Last week, the county announced its first probable case of monkeypox, a man in his 60s from eastern Riverside
Continue Reading Eisenhower Health confirmed the first probable case of monkeypox in Riverside County was treated in the Coachella Valley. Lee Rice, Eisenhower Health spokesperson, said the patient was treated at an Eisenhower facility. Check Out Our Full Interview with Riverside County’s Chief of Disease Control The county’s first probable case of monkeypox was announced by health
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Health providers at a Palm Springs STI clinic says Riverside County public health is not ready for a rise in Monkeypox cases after a patient there reported possible exposure to the virus. Dr. Phyllis Ritchie, CEO and Founder of PS Test in Palm Springs, said a patient last Thursday reported receiving a notification from Los
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