MONKEYPOX

Two biopharmaceutical companies will give $5 million and $500,000, respectively, to nonprofit organizations in the United States and abroad that are responding to the growing monkeypox outbreak.

U.S. health officials are making extra monkeypox vaccine available to places with upcoming gay pride events.

Florida reported its first case of monkeypox in a child younger than four years old, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The Monkeypox vaccine will soon be available at another location in Broward County thanks to the Florida Department of Health.

State and local officials have promised a coordinated response to ramp up monkeypox vaccinations, but a series of contradictory directives suggest a lack of communication among government agencies.

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is holding a news conference on monkeypox vaccination efforts at a vaccination site in Miami Beach Wednesday afternoon.

South Florida leads the state in number of positive monkeypox cases.

Florida health officials said Tuesday that they will be prioritizing the first dose of the two-dose monkeypox Jynneos vaccine until they receive more from the federal government. The doses are spaced 28 days apart.

Brian Thomas said he tested positive for monkeypox after he traveled from Los Angeles to Fort Lauderdale to attend Pride events in June.

The World Health Organization declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency this weekend.

Broward County remains the epicenter of the monkeypox outbreak in Florida. According to the health department, there were 70 cases reported on Tuesday and by Thursday there were 90 confirmed.

The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade announced Thursday afternoon that it’s taking appointments for the two-dose Jynneos vaccine.

State health officials said Monday afternoon they’ve identified a second presumptive case of monkeypox in Broward County, just a day after identifying South Florida’s first presumptive case of monkeypox.