U.S. Ordering 2.5 Million More Monkeypox Vaccines Amid Reported Rollout Woes

The new date is Jul 15, 2022.

The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday that the US has ordered 2.5 million more doses of Jynneos, the FDA-approved vaccine to prevent monkeypox.

Dawn O'Connell, the assistant secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services, said in a press conference that the total number of monkeypox vaccines in the U.S. will increase to 7 million by mid-23)

Rochelle Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that the CDC is working to update its strategy to get the vaccine to those who need it.

The US has increased its testing capacity from 6,000 to 70,000 tests a week.

The monkeypox vaccine has been plagued by issues including limited supply, as well as technological glitch for thousands of New Yorkers, who attempted to book vaccine appointments.

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There were more than 11,000 monkeypox cases in 65 countries as of Thursday. The majority of infections have occurred in men who have sex with men, with the median age of 700 cases being 36. The CDC works with social networking sites to ensure effective messaging around monkeypox.

Big Number

157,000. O'Connell said that the U.S. has distributed enough monkeypox vaccines. States will be able to order 131,000 more doses on Monday.

Key Background

The U.S. had a large amount of Jynneos vaccine, which was approved for both monkeypox and smallpox. In response to the increase in infections, the U.S. ordered an additional 500,000 monkeypox vaccine doses in June and another 2.5 million in July.

The FDA has come under fire recently for moving too slowly to complete an on-site inspection of the vaccine facility and to approve the release of the vaccines to the US. New York Mayor Eric Adams asked the White House to send more vaccine to the city because it had the highest number of swine flu cases in the US.

What To Watch For

There will be more cases in July and August. The CDC has streamlined its reporting process to make it quicker for states to give case numbers to the agency. She noted that the number of people getting tested will increase, and that exposure from current cases will begin to crop up.

The Monkeypox vaccine rollout was criticized in New York.

The vaccine for monkeypox went wrong. NBC is a news organization.

There is a rare virus found in the US, the UK and Europe.

The FDA waited to inspect the plant before approving the monkeypox vaccine.