Market Days performer: With monkeypox spread, people need to protect themselves
As monkeypox spreads, the Chicago Department of Public Health is hoping more vaccine doses get to Chicago soon.
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As monkeypox spreads, the Chicago Department of Public Health is hoping more vaccine doses get to Chicago soon.
Richard Streetman, who has attended the North Halsted Street festival since 1998 and is performing this year, reminds everyone who attends to protect themselves against monkeypox as they already know how. CBS 2's Jackie Kostek reporrts.
Monkeypox cases are on the rise, and Illinois has the third highest confirmed case count in the U.S. Epidemiologist Dr. Katrine Wallace joins CBS 2's Brad Edwards to sort things out.
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek talked with Richard Streetman, who has been coming to Market Days for 24 years and is performing this year. He says people know how to protect themselves against monkeypox -- they just need to do it.
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617.
The Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency nationwide Thursday, and Gov. JB Pritzker also issued such an order for Illinois earlier this week. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The United States now counts more infections from the virus than any other country in the world. Since May, cases have grown from zero to 6,617. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Market Days will be held this Saturday and Sunday along Halsted Street from Addison Street south to Belmont Avenue.
The street festival on North Halsted Street is set for this weekend, and organizers are focusing on prevention, particularly given that monkeypox has largely been spreading among men who have sex with men. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Monkeypox continues to spread across the Chicago area at an alarming rate, and while the virus can affect anyone, most in Chicago have involved gay or bisexual men. Thus, extra precautions are being taken at Market Days in the Northalsted District. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Monkeypox continues to spread across the Chicago area at an alarming rate. Dr. Becky Smith of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joins CBS 2’s Brad Edwards with some answers to your questions.
The proclamation takes effect immediately and will remain in place for 30 days.
Since July 23, the number of monkeypox cases in the city of Chicago alone almost tripled in less than one week. Cases are also skyrocketing statewide.
The proclamation takes effect immediately and will remain in place for 30 days.
It's believed the person contracted monkeypox before being taken into custody.
Aaron Gettinger is one of about 202 people who have had confirmed monkeypox cases in Chicago. CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reports.
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Still, doctors said only some people are eligible to receive a shot.
The Chicago Department of Public Health offered monkeypox vaccinations at Steamworks Baths Chicago, 3246 N. Halsted St.
The Chicago Department of Public Health offered monkeypox vaccinations at Steamworks Baths Chicago.
Anyone who had close contact with a confirmed case in the area can get the vaccine, as well as anyone who's at high risk.
The health department says the risk to people in the area is still low.
The case remains isolated, and risk to residents remains low, officials said.
The CDC has already confirmed 113 monkeypox cases in the U.S. and 15 of the cases are in Illinois.
As of Monday, the city has now identified seven confirmed cases of monkeypox this year, and the city is working with the Illinois Department of Public Health and other local public health agencies to identify other potential cases.
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