- One is a toddler in California while the other infant is not a US resident and was ‘transiting through’ Washington D.C., officials said
- Both children are ‘doing well’ and likely were infected by ‘household contacts’
- Dr Rochelle Walensky said they had contact with gay or bisexual men
- It was not clear when they caught the virus, or what symptoms they had
- This is the first time the virus has been detected among children in the US
- Children under the age of eight are at high risk of severe monkeypox
- A boy under 10 years old has also tested positive for the virus in the Netherlands
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11040679/Two-children-test-positive-monkeypox-CDC-confirms.html
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