The city of San Francisco will receive another 1,600 vials of monkeypox vaccine in the coming days, making some 8,000 doses available to high-risk residents, the city's public health department said Monday.
Intradermal vaccination - which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized earlier this month for the Jynneos vaccine for smallpox and monkeypox - offers similar immunity to standard vaccination methods and requires one-fifth of the normally required dosage.
Vaccine doses remain in short supply, which has prompted public health officials to recommend administration of the first of the vaccine's two doses to as many eligible people as possible to ensure they have at least a modicum of protection against the virus. According to the SFDPH, the city has received roughly 23,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine. The city has requested 35,000 doses to meet its initial demand.
Health officials have urged residents to take steps to reduce their risk of contracting monkeypox, including avoiding physical contact or sharing clothing or bedding with those who have a rash or lesions consistent with monkeypox.
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