Fifth Monkeypox Case Linked to Queenstown Winter Pride Festival

Fifth Monkeypox Case Linked to Queenstown Winter Pride Festival

BySpider Cat

With a fifth case of Monkeypox reported in NZ, officials are calling for people who are eligible to get 2 doses of the vaccine. As per RNZ: Medsafe today announced provisional approval for the Mpox vaccine, Jynneos. It has been used in New Zealand since 2023 as a preventative treatment against mpox for those at…

MonkeyPox Alert for Winter Pride Attendees!
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MonkeyPox Alert for Winter Pride Attendees!

BySpider Cat

As per RNZ, people who attended Queenstown’s Winter Pride festival should be on the lookout for Monkeypox symptoms as people suspected to be carrying the virus attended the events. The Winter Pride event took place in Queenstown in the last week of August. Common symptoms of monkeypox are: Dr Matt Reid, Medical Officer of Health…