According to health officials, the monkeypox vaccine can prevent infection if given before or shortly after exposure to the virus. The county is working with community partners to expand eligibility for the two-shot vaccines to include at-risk individuals, and to set up treatment sites with Tecovirimat – – an antiviral medication used to treat orthopoxvirus infections such as monkeypox.

Riverside County reported three new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases Friday, raising the overall number to 255.

Riverside County reported four new confirmed or probable monkeypox cases Thursday, raising the overall number to 252.

A total of 119 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases have been reported in Palm Springs, making up almost half of the county’s aggregate count, according to the latest Riverside University Health System data.