There was a sigh of relief during Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's briefing. The CDC confirmed the child's test result is a false positive for monkeypox.
There was a sigh of relief during Tuesday's briefing with Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo after officials announced the child under 2 years old presumed positive with monkeypox is a false positive.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the Harris County child who presumptively tested positive last week does not have monkeypox.
"Last week, we were able to expand to those living with HIV, and this week we have adopted all Department of State Health Services' recommendations," Dr. Ericka Brown of Harris County Public Health said. "That men having sex with men, as well as anyone who has a skin condition known as atopic dermatitis, and or eczema, and some other immunocompromising conditions."
That's good news to Austin David Ruiz of The Montrose Center, an LGBTQ+ community center, but he said having more vaccines on hand isn't the only way to fight the virus.
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