Monkeypox vaccinations, treatment dramatically slow spread of virus in California

LOS ANGELES — Evidence is continuing to mount that monkeypox vaccinations and treatments are protecting against further spread of the virus, according to Los Angeles County’s public health director.

For the week that ended Thursday, the county reported a little over 40 new monkeypox cases. That’s roughly the same as was reported the prior week, but it still represents the fewest number of new cases since the early weeks of the outbreak.

By contrast, during the virus’s apparent peak, more than 300 new cases of monkeypox — also known as