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.
The number of people hospitalized with a coronavirus infection in Riverside County dropped again this week, continuing a trend that began at the start of the month, the Riverside University Health System said Friday.
Riverside County reported 30 more confirmed or probable monkeypox cases Wednesday, with Palm Springs now making up exactly half of the overall number of 158.
As of Friday, a total of 66 probable or confirmed monkeypox cases were reported in Palm Springs, making up almost half of the county’s aggregate count of 124, according to the latest RUHS data.
