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

Public health officials have played a crucial role in vaccination efforts and tracking the spread of the virus. But different needs from their communities and insufficient aid have complicated the work.

Published: May 5, 2020, 6:39 am Updated: May 5, 2020, 6:52 amHOUSTON – Secondary trauma is what happens when people haven’t experienced the trauma themselves but are regularly exposed to traumatic stories. Police, journalists and nurses are a few of the professions therapists said frequently experience secondary trauma as a result of being indirectly affected by other people’s traumatic events. However, Harris County Public Health Department said they expect coronavirus to leave an even bigger group (than Harvey did) suffering from secondary trauma. I've been running the in afternoons so that's the way I handle the stress,” Hevert Rios-Benitez, epidemiologist with Harris County Public Health, said. Doctors said to practice self-care: take breaks from coronavirus news and do not watch updates 24/7.