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Viable monkeypox virus found in nearly all environmental samples from patient’s room in first week of infection

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* pre-print server, researchers investigated the presence of viable monkeypox virus (MPXV) in a room occupied by an infected male patient admitted to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore. Study: Viable…

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September 20, 2022

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Moral values determine COVID vaccination acceptance rates in the United States

Even though COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective and widely available in the United States, many Americans are still hesitant to get vaccinated. Indeed, there are stark disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates across the United States: In some counties, almost all…

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September 16, 2022

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Monkeypox virus detected on household items

The recent outbreak of monkeypox infection in numerous non-endemic countries has led to over 48,000 infections to date. In light of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the threat posed by the rapid increase in monkeypox cases has been…

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August 30, 2022

Viable monkeypox virus found in nearly all environmental samples from patient’s room in first week of infection

Moral values determine COVID vaccination acceptance rates in the United States

Monkeypox virus detected on household items

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