Monkeypox (MPX) has emerged as a public health threat internationally, and Australia is at the forefront of responding to the disease through case management, health promotion and vaccination programs. The Kirby Institute is calling for people at risk of MPX to enrol in the TraX study, which will provide the data needed to guide the […]
Radio host Kyle Sandilands says he did nothing wrong by describing monkeypox as a “big gay disease”, arguing that science is on his side. The Sydney based radio KIIS FM host was criticised when he made comments about the virus last Tuesday when he described monkeypox as a “big gay disease that only gays get”. […]
Sexual health provider M Clinic have announced the requirements for someone to be eligible for the vaccine in Western Australia. On Friday the clinic announced that initially the vaccine would only be offered to those at high risk of contracting the virus, stipulating that to be eligible people must meet one of two criteria. Firstly […]
The West Australian has reported a third case of Monkeypox has been diagnosed in Western Australia. The state’s first case of the virus was announced on 4th August, and a second case was announced a week later on 11th August. All three cases are people have recently returned from overseas and they are not connected. The […]
There are now 31,665 cases of monkeypox around the globe according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that is endemic in Central or West Africa, but since May this year there has been a global increase in cases reported from non-endemic countries. While Australia currently has […]
WA Health has confirmed a second case of monkeypox virus in a returned overseas traveller in Western Australia. The case is in isolation, with WA Health closely monitoring their condition. The case remains well. Public health has conducted contact tracing and the risk to the public is considered to be very low. This case is […]
The Australian government is working to distribute the vaccine for the monkeypox virus to high risk populations around the country, but for Sydney based Jack Barlow the government response has been too slow. Barlow was diagnosed with the virus after returning from a recent trip to the USA. He spoke to ABC News, SBS and […]
Health officials have announced that Western Australia has reported its first case of Monkeypox. A recently returned overseas traveler has tested positive for the virus and is now isolating. The WA Health Department has now started contact tracing, but say the risk to other people is considered to be low. The Communicable Disease Control Directorate’s […]
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Health Minister Mark Butler have announced the government has secured 450,000 doses of a new Monkeypox vaccine from pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic. The first delivery of about 22,000 doses will arrive in the country later this week, with deliveries to continue through to 2023. “The Albanese Government has responded early […]
Australia’s sixth case of the Monkeypox virus has been reported in New South Wales. There are now two cases in Victoria, and the four in New South Wales. One of the cases in New South Wales is a man who had recently traveled to Queensland. The latest Victorian case is a man in his 30s […]
