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Monkeypox testing available in USVI from Friday
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- The availability of monkeypox testing and the start of the [US] Virgin Islands 2022 Summer Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Plan for school children were among developments announced at the Government House press briefing on Monday, October 10, 2022.
USVI says not enough people taking Monkeypox Vaccine
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix- While many countries around the world remain in a sluggish queue to obtain monkeypox vaccines, health authorities in the US Virgin Islands are concerned that not many people are volunteering to take the vaccine, even as cases in the United States continue to climb.
‘Monkey pox’ infection on the horizon as COVID pandemic dwindles
GENEVA, Switzerland - More than 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in at least 12 countries according to the World Health Organization (WHO) with another 50 suspected cases being investigated.