CDC officials sound alarm for gay and bisexual men as monkeypox spreads in community https://t.co/QrNgpMFAk0

— CNBC (@CNBC) May 23, 2022

• Dr. John Brooks, a CDC official, emphasized that anyone can contract monkeypox through close personal contact regardless of sexual orientation. 

• However, Brooks said many of the people affected globally so far are men who identify as gay or bisexual. 

• “We want to help people make the best informed decisions to protect their health and the health of their community from monkeypox,” Brooks said.