The Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that it had cleared more than one million additional doses of vaccine for use. The allocations would be announced on Thursday.
Some experts wondered if the new doses would be enough to meet the demand. The country has confirmed 3,600 cases since May, making it one of the highest tally in the world.
Stores of the vaccine have been limited since the outbreak began. The vaccine is manufactured by a small company.
The strategic national stockpile held just a few thousand doses when the outbreak began, and the Biden administration has moved slowly in acquiring more.
Over the next several months, American officials will receive nearly seven million doses. The administration has shipped over 300,000 doses.
According to the F.D.A., the vaccine produced there met its standards after an inspection.
The agency said it had helped the shipment of manufactured doses to the US, but wouldn't say if the doses had arrived in the country.
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said that responding to the monkeypox outbreak is a priority.
H.H.S. will announce allocations for these doses tomorrow, as soon as possible, to fulfill their needs.
Some of the shortages should be alleviated if the doses are quickly distributed. The vaccine supply is likely enough to meet the most pressing need, according to an expert.
Monkeypox is what it is. The symptoms of monkeypox are not as bad as they are for smallpox. There was an outbreak in monkeys kept for research. tens of thousands of men who have sex with men have been affected by the virus, which has spread to dozens of countries since it was first discovered in parts of Central and West Africa. Monkeypox was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.
I'm afraid I might have a disease. I don't know what to do. You can't test for monkeypox if you only have flu symptoms. You can get a monkeypox test from an urgent care center or your primary care doctor. If you have to come in contact with other people for medical care, you should be isolated at home.
The treatment for monkeypox is not known. Symptom management is usually involved in the treatment for monkeypox. Severe cases can sometimes be mitigated with the use of the drug tpox. Even if you take the vaccine after exposure, it can help reduce symptoms.
Is it possible to get the vaccine? Monkeypox infections can be prevented with two vaccines. Two doses of Jynneos are given in four weeks. Health care workers and people who have had a confirmed or suspected monkeypox exposure are the ones who have received it. New York is one of a few states that make vaccines available for people who have sex with men.
Thousands of people have been experiencing burning anxiety in the last few weeks.
The United States will get two million doses of Bavarian Nordic's product by the end of the year. Since last August, a manufacturing facility has been closed for an expansion.
Several cities have expanded their criteria for immunizations against monkeypox to include sex workers, patients of sexual health clinics, clinicians and other staff who may be exposed to the virus at work.
Men who have sex with men make up the majority of the cases. A pregnant woman who gave birth to a healthy baby is one of 13 women identified by the US.
The number of people who line up for the vaccine may increase as awareness increases. The new supply may not be enough to meet the demand.
Activists said that the F.D.A. didn't do enough to explore other manufacturing options in the United States, and that it failed to inspect the manufacturing facilities in Danes.
Those accusations were denied by the agency.
A spokeswoman for the F.D.A. said there was no delay in inspecting the plant.
The European Medicines Agency inspected and approved the facility last year.
He said that they missed months of time in which they could have slowed or halted the outbreak. There was no reason to do that.
Jynneos is supposed to be given in two separate batches. Colorado, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and New York City are some of the places that have decided to delay second doses until the supply opens up.
According to studies by Bavarian Nordic, a single shot of Jynneos produces an immune response similar to that of the earlier smallpox vaccine and should be protective.
When supply is constrained, the strategy makes sense. The second dose of the Covid vaccine was deferred by Britain when supplies were low.
The F.D.A. and the CDC want a two-dose regimen. The F.D.A. advises against leaving from the product labeling because the agency understands the desire to get out as many doses as possible.
The US has a supply of Jynneos. There is an older vaccine that is too dangerous for people with certain skin conditions or who are immune compromised.
Over the next few weeks, the United States will convert the bulk material of Jynneos into 15 million finished doses. Some of that supply should be shared with the rest of the world, according to a researcher.
A global outbreak requires a global response. The Biden administration should live up to its claim of being an arsenal of vaccines for the world by converting its bulk inventory into vaccines.
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