00:00the virus.
00:01Health officials have confirmed the first known monkeypox death in the U.S.
00:05The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a Los Angeles County resident with a
00:09severely weakened immune system died after being hospitalized with the virus.
00:14No other details were provided.
00:16A person in Texas who had monkeypox also died last month, but health officials have not
00:20confirmed the virus' role in his death.
00:23Babies, pregnant women, and those with weakened immune systems are most vulnerable for the
00:28severe illness.
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