Published 2 years ago

US will stretch monkeypox vaccine supply with smaller doses

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U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a new monkeypox vaccination strategy designed to stretch limited supplies. The so-called dose-sparing approach uses just a fraction of the typical amount of the Jynneos vaccine and administers it with an injection just under the skin rather than into deeper tissue. Recipients would still get two shots spaced four weeks apart.

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Reuters

U.S. allows alternate monkeypox vaccine injection method to boost supply

U.S. health regulators have authorized injecting a monkeypox vaccine intradermally in adults, meaning between layers of the skin rather than below the skin, in an effort to stretch out low vaccine supplies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Tuesday.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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CBC News

U.S. to give smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine amount to stretch limited supply

Health Canada yet to say whether it will follow U.S. in giving people one-fifth of the standard dose of monkeypox vaccine as it scrambles to immunize at-risk groups with limited vaccine supply.

2 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

US will stretch monkeypox vaccine supply with smaller doses

U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Doctors are trying smallpox vaccines in an effort to treat the monkeypox epidemic

Monkeypox is usually spread through skin-to-skin contact, and could be spread through touching surfaces that have been used by an infected person.

2 years ago·United States

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Global News

U.S. to administer smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine to stretch limited supply - National

The highly unusual step is a stark acknowledgment that the U.S. currently lacks the supplies needed to vaccinate everyone seeking protection from the rapidly spreading virus.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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abc News

US will stretch monkeypox vaccine supply with smaller doses

U.S. health officials are endorsing a new monkeypox vaccination strategy designed to stretch limited supplies by allowing health professionals to vaccinate up to five people — instead of one — with each vial

2 years ago·United States

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