The spread of monkeypox is accelerating and the scramble for vaccines is a daily occurrence.

Two months after Florida saw its first monkeypox case, cases have been rising at an alarming level in the state and nationwide.

After weeks of sharp increases, the rise in Broward County’s monkeypox cases has slowed slightly.

A new crisis has hit the LGBT community hard: Monkeypox. Read our coverage of the disease below.

Gov. Ron DeSantis believes the concern surrounding the current monkeypox outbreak is overblown, accusing politicians of “trying to sow fear into the population.” 

SFGN confirmed Tuesday the Florida Department of Health would stop giving a second dose of the monkeypox vaccine. 

With national guidance in flux, it appears the Florida Department of Health is trying to keep up, causing some confusion to those seeking a monkeypox vaccination. 

Miami-Dade has overtaken Broward for the number of monkeypox cases in the state with 367.

Years from now, there will be gay men who made it through a case of monkeypox who will have the scars up and down the shaft of their penis to prove it.

A collection of LGBT supportive organizations hosted a rally in New York City last week to demand a robust local, state and federal response to the monkeypox outbreak, which has disproportionately affected transgender women, gay/bi men, and other men who have sex with men. 

A coalition of LGBT organizations in California is warning the state could become the epicenter of the disease if there isn’t immediate expanded access to testing and vaccines.

Monkeypox in Florida is slowing down. In the past week there have been 226 new cases of the infection for a total of 2,148 – an 11% increase for the week. 

Despite fading from the headlines, the latest outbreak of Monkeypox in the U.S. continues.

Cases of monkeypox in South Florida continued to rise this past week, with infections now topping 1,000.

Cases of monkeypox continued to rise this past week in the state, with 75% of the infections coming from South Florida.

Cases of monkeypox continued to rise this past week in the state, with 72% of the infections in South Florida.

New monkeypox infections are continuing to decrease week to week in Florida.

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus.