Cases of monkeypox in our area have been on the decline since mid-August, but there’s still a need for more vaccines.

Ridge Point High School, a Fort Bend ISD school, confirmed its second case of monkeypox among students on Thursday.

A monkeypox case was reported at the north Houston campus of IDEA Public Schools, school officials said on Monday.

A Harris County Jail inmate has tested positive for monkeypox, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said Thursday.

Leaders from the Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department held a Q&A virtual news conference to discuss updates relating to monkeypox and departments’ efforts on mitigating the spread of the virus.

As this school year starts, the country continues to see contagious illnesses spread.

The Texas Department of State Health Services will update the number of monkeypox cases in the state. Last week’s count had 556 confirmed cases statewide with 206 in the Public Health Region 6/5, which includes Harris County.

By the end of August, local universities will be welcoming students back, living in close quarters.

The City of Houston Health Department and Harris County Public Health held a joint press conference Friday.

Brazos County officials have confirmed the first reported monkeypox case in their area.

The Texas Department of State Health Services announced Monday that it has received a shipment of 14,780 doses of the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee held a news conference Monday to call for domestic production of monkeypox vaccine in the United States after the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency.

Almost all of the monkeypox cases in Texas are men, and they’re between 21 to 50 years old.