WASHINGTON: "A child visiting D.C. has been diagnosed with monkeypox, according to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, making up one of only two confirmed pediatric cases in the U.S. Bowser confirmed during a press conference on Monday morning that the child is not from D.C., but had traveled to the city with their family. Bowser said the city began contact tracing immediately after the child, who had traveled to D.C. from the U.K., was diagnosed. The mayor offered no additional information about the child. The other pediatric case is in a child in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, via the Associated Press.
D.C. has launched a pre-registration system for residents to book their MPV vaccine that will alert them when their vaccine appointment is available. Last week, D.C. was expected to receive 4,000 doses, although some of these were reserved for close contacts identified through contact-tracing, and targeted community pop-ups."
https://dcist.com/story/22/07/25/child-monkeypox-case-dc/