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The county health department's newest school immunization report shows a higher-than-average student vaccination rate, but officials warn the numbers remain below rates set in previous years, leaving some students vulnerable.
The health department will now provide a monkeypox vaccine to county residents who have had a high-risk exposure to the virus. ACHD recommends that anyone who develops legions and thinks they may have been exposed to monkeypox to get tested.
The Allegheny Health Department confirms that three county residents have been diagnosed with monkeypox, a kind of orthopoxvirus, and shares best practices for preventing infection.