The US accelerates its monkeypox response effort with 1.8 million more vaccine doses and other steps as demand grows for shots and treatments
That includes boosting supply with an additional 1.8 million doses of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, accelerating the US Department of Health and Human Services' vaccine distribution timeline. HHS will also launch a new program aimed at making vaccines available and engaging with at-risk communities at large events attracting LGBTQ communities. And the administration is pre-positioning doses of an antiviral treatment for individuals who test positive.
The administration is encouraging states to provide the Jynneos vaccine intradermally -- or between the layers of the skin -- rather than subcutaneously, or under the skin, which would allow providers to stretch out the supply in one standard-dose vial.
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