PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER

Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff

Mpox cases on the rise in King County

October 22, 2025.Reading time 12 minutes.

close-up photo of a vaccine vial with the text mpox vaccine

Cases of mpox (formerly known as “monkeypox”) are on the rise in the Puget Sound region, including here in King County. Public Health is encouraging those who are eligible to get the two-shot mpox vaccine series.

DoxyPEP for STI prevention: Q&A with Dr. Chase Cannon

August 6, 2025.Reading time 9 minutes.

Gel capsule medicine in a commercial blister package. Pill labeled doxy.

Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia – which are bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – have been on the rise in the U.S., including here in King County. DoxyPEP is a new tool in the safer sex toolbox, offering protection against these STIs for some people.