Monkeypox was declared a public health emergency in the United States on August 5, with cases exploding to over 11,000 between May (when there were only two cases reported) and mid-August 2022. Berkeley Public Health asked our Editorial Board Chair, John Swartzberg, M.D., clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases and vaccinology at UC Berkeley School […]
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What Is Monkeypox, and How Worried Should We Be?
Expert advice from Dr. John Swartzberg
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July 19, 2022I’ve read that the monkeypox virus is similar to the smallpox virus. Does that mean that if I received the smallpox vaccine when I was younger, I am protected against monkeypox? Perhaps, but it’s unclear. The smallpox vaccine does confer immunity against monkeypox, which causes fever, headache, muscle aches, exhaustion, and usually a rash that […]
- May 22, 2022
Covid-19 vaccines continue to make headlines around the country, but it’s important to make sure you are also up to date with all other recommended vaccines for your age. Here’s a look at the two most recent vaccine updates from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which is made up of medical and public […]
- June 1, 2020
People who get information about vaccines from social media are more likely to be misinformed than those who learn about vaccines from traditional news outlets, suggested the findings of a survey of nearly 2,500 Americans in 2019, when the nation experienced a large measles outbreak.* The respondents were interviewed two times, separated by five months, […]
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