CDC director ‘cautiously optimistic’ as monkeypox cases appear to trend down

CDC chief 'cautiously optimistic' on monkeypox

The director of the CDC is expressing 'cautious optimism' in the fight against monkeypox, saying health officials in some areas are seeing \

CDC director ‘cautiously optimistic’ as monkeypox cases appear to trend down

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said on Friday she was “cautiously optimistic” about the direction of the monkeypox outbreak amid early reports of cases trending down both in the U.S. and globally.

Monkeypox cases appear to be declining in some large US cities

Experts say the trend in New York, Chicago and San Francisco appears to be linked to immunity and behavior changes

CDC cautiously optimistic that monkeypox outbreak might be slowing as cases fall in major cities

New monkeypox cases are starting to fall in major cities such as New York and Chicago.

Officials ‘cautiously optimistic’ about falling monkeypox cases

After three months of surging monkeypox cases, the worldwide outbreak may have peaked, amid evidence that gay men are curbing risky sexual behaviors and more people are getting vaccinated against a virus that spreads by close contact and has overwhelmingly affected men who have sex with men.

Biden team is cautiously optimistic about slowing down monkeypox in NYC, Chicago, San Francisco

The White House said Friday it is “cautiously” optimistic about a slowdown in the rise of monkeypox cases in key cities and that it has almost enough Jynneos vaccines to give two doses to Americans who are at the highest risk for the virus.