‘This is not a gay virus’: Health officials address misconceptions about monkeypox
Identity Health Clinic in Anchorage expects to receive monkeypox vaccines in the coming weeks. In the meantime, the nonprofit serving the LGBTQ+ community is educating people about the virus and addressing misconceptions about how it spreads. “Anyone can get monkeypox,” said Identity Health Director Dr. Tracey Wiese in a virtual town hall Thursday evening. “This is not a virus that only spreads because gay people have sex with other gay people.” Wiese said the monkeypox virus has an incubation period of one to two weeks. About 12,000 cases have been reported nationwide, and there are only two confirmed cases inRead News