Monkeypox vaccine strategy not going according to plan
Vaccine clinics have scrambled to rethink their strategies in light of the new recommendations and the wrinkles that have come with implementing them.
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Vaccine clinics have scrambled to rethink their strategies in light of the new recommendations and the wrinkles that have come with implementing them.
It’s the latest hiccup the administration is facing amid broad criticism over its monkeypox response, its messaging to LGBTQ communities about the virus’s risks and its failure to supply enough vaccines to immunize those most susceptible to contracting it.
The debate over vaccination strategy comes as health officials are racing to vaccinate more than 1.6 million high-risk Americans against a virus that has sickened more than 14,100 people and often resulted in severe pain and other complications but no confirmed fatalities in this country. Cases have been overwhelmingly recorded in gay and bisexual men, who are prioritized for vaccination.
WASHINGTON - White House officials on Thursday touted steps to expand access to monkeypox vaccines, including a deal to finish 2.5 million vials in the United States. Although some local health offic...
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