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Mpox: No new local cases, but Long Beach health officials say they’re keeping an eye on global spread

The city’s department of Health and Human Services has given about 8,700 doses of mpox vaccine to residents.

Mpox: No new local cases, but Long Beach health officials say they’re keeping an eye on global spread
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services on Grand Avenue Friday, May 17, 2024. Photo by Brandon Richardson.

Long Beach has not seen any recent local cases of mpox, but public health officials are on alert as a new variant of the virus has begun spreading in Africa, Long Beach Health Officer Dr. Anissa Davis said this week.

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