MSNBC Ayman June 4, 2024 03:50:00
Lessons about handling public health emergencies. monkeypox is proving that that is not the case. facing a massive vaccine shortage, the fda announced this week an emergency use authorization that allows health care providers to administer a fraction of a dose of the monkeypox shot. this will increase the number of doses available by up to five fold. but critics say, this strategy means that thousands of people, disproportionately queer men of color, will receive what's in effect a watered down weaker inoculation. earlier this month, it was reported that the department of health and human serv...