The U.S. — which now has 1,470 Monkeypox cases, up from 45 on June 10 — doesn't have enough vaccines to meet demand.
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine to Michael Nicot for the prevention of monkeypox the Pride Center on July 12, 2022 in Wilton Manors, Fla. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday that demand for monkeypox vaccine in the U.S. is now greater than the national supply.
The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the Strategic National Stockpile, said it had so far distributed about 156,000 doses of Jynneos, the two-dose FDA-approved monkeypox vaccine, and that another 131,000 doses are available. The federal government’s response to the unprecedented monkeypox outbreak has come under fire from doctors and health advocates, who have said for weeks that logistical challenges have made it difficult for patients to get tested for the rare virus, and criticized the sluggish rollout of vaccines.
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