Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) With over 6,000 cases of monkeypox confirmed in the United States, including five children, the demand for the monkeypox vaccine is high. And while the current vaccine, JYNNEOS, is approved only for adults ages 18 and older, it has been administered to children in the U.S. on a case-by-case basis, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA confirmed to ABC News that "numerous" children have been granted access to the vaccine through a special permission process. If a doctor decides a person under 18 was exposed to monkeypox and the benefit of the vaccine is greater than any potential risk, they can submit a request to the FDA. Only children with direct exposure are granted access, and even then access is decided on a case-by-case basis The FDA declined to state exactly how many children have received the vaccine to date through this special permission process. The JYNNEOS vaccine, delivered in a two
Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(NEW YORK) With over 6,000 cases of monkeypox confirmed in the United States, including five children, the demand for the monkeypox vaccine is high. And while the current vaccine, JYNNEOS, is approved only for adults ages 18 and older, it has been administered to children in the U.S.
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