Even though the federal government made more monkeypox vaccines available for states to order on Monday, states warn that they still do not have enough doses to contain a rapidly spreading outbreak
“This week has been frustrating just because you think you’re getting a certain amount, it’s not that much, and then you can’t get as many doses out of the vial,” said Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. “This is probably going to result in some chaos out in the field where people are getting turned away because they run out.
Nevertheless, some public health experts are criticizing the federal vaccination strategy for forcing state and local health departments to scale back their vaccine outreach when they should be ramping it up. And some fear the approach couldin monkeypox cases because Black and Latino people have higher rates than their white counterparts of a skin condition that makes them ineligible for intradermal administration.
scuttled plans they had made to significantly ramp up their vaccine operations in preparation for the switch to intradermal dosing. “The challenge that we’re most concerned about [is] the overall limitations on vaccine supply,” said Jess Nelson, a spokesperson for Washington state’s health department.
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