KTLA News The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is warning about a rise in mpox cases in the Los Angeles area and urging those at the highest risk of transmission to get vaccinated against the potentially serious disease.
On Monday, Public Health announced that 52 cases of the disease had been reported in L.A. County over the last four weeks, more than twice the number of cases over the previous four-week period.
Of those new cases, about 70% of them affected people who were not vaccinated for mpox.
Public Health officials are urging those with the highest likelihood of exposure to receive a two-dose vaccine against mpox, which is available to anyone and can be found at pharmacies across L.A. County. Public Health Clinics also offer the vaccine free of charge, no appointment needed, while supplies last.