Monkeypox: Johns Hopkins Expertise | Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University hosted a live virtual briefing about the global monkeypox outbreak on Aug. 10 featuring experts in public health and infectious disease.

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Experts weigh in

Experts discuss monkeypox transmission, vaccines

Published Aug 11, 2022

During a media briefing Wednesday, experts share insights about how monkeypox spreads, how to avoid the virus, and what vaccine strategies are most effective

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How concerned do we need to be about monkeypox?

Published Aug 5, 2022

Johns Hopkins experts weigh in on whether the U.S. is ready for the possibility of twin pandemics

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What you need to know about monkeypox

Published May 24, 2022

As monkeypox spreads beyond the expected areas, an infectious disease expert offers insight on how the virus spreads—and why it shouldn’t be a cause for alarm

Recent media coverage

Inside America’s monkeypox crisis—and the mistakes that made it worse (The Washington Post, Aug. 17)
Fact check: Monkeypox can spread to anyone through close contact (USA Today, Aug. 17)
Why calling monkeypox an STD is about more than just a label (CNN, Aug. 16)
How to protect pets from monkeypox after first known case of human-to-pet transmission (ABC News, Aug. 16)
The COVID lessons the U.S. still needs to learn to tackle monkeypox (PBS, Aug. 15)
Colleges warn students about monkeypox risk as fall term approaches (The Washington Post, Aug. 13)