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Monkeypox cases may be down, but it still can cause economic harm to infected employees

by Blake Farmer

Sep 29, 2022

Those who become sick with the disease won't find the same kind of employment help that was offered for COVID.

Though new monkeypox cases are down 50% since early August, workers are struggling to find financial assistance if they miss work due to an infection.

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Why it's so hard to address the monkeypox outbreak

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang

Jul 21, 2022

A key part of the problem is a lack adequate infrastructure and investment.

People wait in line to recieve the Monkeypox vaccine before the opening of a new mass vaccination site at the Bushwick Education Campus in Brooklyn on July 17, 2022, in New York City.

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