The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has decided to activate its Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for monkeypox. The situation comes as the federal government is set to release at least 1.6 million vaccines to address the surging cases nationwide.
Health News - CHICAGO (REUTERS) - The US government is ramping up efforts to staunch the spread of monkeypox by sending hundreds of thousands of vaccine doses to several states in the coming months, expanding access for those most at risk and increasing supply to areas with high case. Read more at www.tnp.sg
The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to slow the spread of monkeypox by distributing tens of thousands of vaccine doses, after facing criticism over its early response.
Jasmine Merdan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The Biden administration is planning to send out hundreds of thousands of monkeypox vaccines in response to the outbreak of the rare disease that has been identified in multiple non-endemic countries. The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday on a call with reporters that it will be sending out 296,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine for prevention of the disease for people who have been exposed. Of that number, 56,000 doses will become available immediately and an additional 240,000 doses will become available in a few weeks. Officials said they expect 750,000 more doses to become available over the summer, and an additional 500,000 doses throughout the fall. This allows for a total of "1.6 million doses we wouldn't have had otherwise," Dr. David Boucher, director of infectious disease preparedness and response at HHS, told reporters during the call. Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention i