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"The World Health Organization is hosting an open forum to rename monkeypox over concerns its name is offensive. "

The health agency is holding an open forum to rename the disease after critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.

The health agency is holding an open forum to rename the disease after critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.

The World Health Organization is holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations.

The plan would allow providers to administer one-fifths of the recommended dosage.

As monkeypox spreads across the country, providers are getting the green light to make vaccine doses last longer, and that's a good thing as students on college campuses head back to class:

Doctors can give one-fifth of the vaccine in a shot under the skin, and say this is enough to protect you and allow for more people to get vaccinated.

The FDA says the shot should be given on the top layer of the skin- which is just one fifth of the standard dose

The manufacturer of the only Food and Drug Administration-approved monkeypox vaccines is pushing back on the agency's plan to split doses in order to get more shots out of each vial. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to talk about the FDA's recommendation and answers questions about monkeypox, COVID-19 and polio.

New York city health officials says the virus that causes polio has been detected in the city's wastewater. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green discuss the resurgence of the virus with Dr. Peter Salk, a professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and son of the man who invented the polio vaccine.

This new federal approach to administering the monkeypox vaccine, supported by California's state health officer, would require only one-fifth the standard dose.

Polio has surfaced in wastewater samples in New York, raising concerns across the country. A UCSF infectious disease expert weighs in on what adults and children can do to stay healthy.

The agency authorized a change in how the monkeypox vaccine is given, expanding eligibility and adjusting doses that should significantly increase what's available.

"ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel discusses the FDA expanding monkeypox vaccine access by dividing doses and what that means for Americans. "

The federal changes Tuesday night on the administering of the monkeypox vaccine was great news for Dr. Cherise Rohr-Allegrini with the San Antonio Aids Foundation.

As monkeypox spreads across the country, providers are getting the green light to make vaccine doses last longer, and that's a good thing as students on college campuses head back to class:

Doctors can give one-fifth of the vaccine in a shot under the skin, and say this is enough to protect you and allow for more people to get vaccinated.

The manufacturer of the only Food and Drug Administration-approved monkeypox vaccines is pushing back on the agency's plan to split doses in order to get more shots out of each vial. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to talk about the FDA's recommendation and answers questions about monkeypox, COVID-19 and polio.

The manufacturer of the only Food and Drug Administration-approved monkeypox vaccines is pushing back on the agency's plan to split doses in order to get more shots out of each vial. CBS News medical contributor Dr. David Agus joins Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to talk about the FDA's recommendation and answers questions about monkeypox, COVID-19 and polio.

The FDA says the shot should be given on the top layer of the skin- which is just one fifth of the standard dose

This new federal approach to administering the monkeypox vaccine, supported by California's state health officer, would require only one-fifth the standard dose.

The investigation into a polio case in New York, the first case of the potentially deadly disease in the U.S. in a decade, was surprising for Dr. Viray, but she said there is no need for alarm

The inactivated polio vaccine is administered by injection and is 99% effective in children, according to the CDC.

Hundreds may already be infected with the polio virus, and it appears to be spreading:

On Tuesday U.S. health officials announced a change that could help stretch the nation's limited supply of Monkeypox vaccine. KRON4's Dan Kerman reports.