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Hawaii Wastewater Mpox Found; Nevada Gives Free JYNNEOS

4/29/2026

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Officials urged high-risk individuals to get two JYNNEOS doses after a clade I mpox wastewater sample was found at Pearl Harbor-Hickam on April 13.
Hawaii Department of Health said no clinical clade I mpox cases, low public risk, and all other major O‘ahu wastewater sites tested negative as of April 27.
Northern Nevada Public Health reported two Washoe County mpox cases—the first since October 2022—and is offering free two-dose JYNNEOS shots to eligible high-risk residents.

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Officials urged high-risk individuals to get two JYNNEOS doses after a clade I mpox wastewater sample was found at Pearl Harbor-Hickam on April 13.
Hawaii Department of Health said no clinical clade I mpox cases, low public risk, and all other major O‘ahu wastewater sites tested negative as of April 27.
Northern Nevada Public Health reported two Washoe County mpox cases—the first since October 2022—and is offering free two-dose JYNNEOS shots to eligible high-risk residents.