The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention today, Aug. 12, confirmed the fourth case of monkeypox in Maine. This time it’s a person under the age of 18.
It is the first pediatric case in Maine.
Only two other states have confirmed cases in people under the age of 18. Those are in California and Florida.
#BREAKING: The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that a case of monkeypox has been identified in a resident under the age of 18: https://t.co/9jT5abrBVa
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) August 12, 2022