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Q&A: Stony Brook Medical Director Offers Basics On Monkeypox And Who Should Get The Vaccine

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Dr. Susan Donelan, Medical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital. Jeanne Neville/Stony Brook Medicine

Dr. Susan Donelan, Medical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital. Jeanne Neville/Stony Brook Medicine

Dr. Susan Donelan, Medical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital. COURTESY STONY BROOK MEDICINE

Dr. Susan Donelan, Medical Director of Healthcare Epidemiology at Stony Brook University Hospital. COURTESY STONY BROOK MEDICINE

Joseph P. Shaw on Aug 16, 2022
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, monkeypox is the new virus of concern. As of August 15, there have been 2,548 confirmed orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases in New York State, including... more

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