The U.S. government is buying more monkeypox vaccine as a surprising international outbreak continues to grow.
The L.A. County Department of Public Health said the latest case occurred in an adult who recently traveled.The U.S. government has 72,000 Jynneos doses, and will get 300,000 more doses from its manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic, over the next several weeks, said Dawn O’Connell, who oversees the government’s stockpile of emergency vaccines and treatments.
“We have the vaccines and treatments we need to respond,” said O’Connell, of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Last month, cases began emerging in Europe and the United States. Many — but not all — of those who contracted the virus had traveled internationally. Most were men who have sex with men, but health officials emphasized thatThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that every U.S. case they had looked at involved very close contact.
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
US buys more monkeypox vaccine as global case count growsThe U.S. government is buying more monkeypox vaccine as a surprising international outbreak continues to grow.
Les mer »
US buys more monkeypox vaccine as global case count growsA two-dose vaccine, Jynneos, is approved for monkeypox in the U.S.
Les mer »
The U.S. Is Stockpiling Smallpox Vaccines as Monkeypox Outbreak GrowsAt the time of publication, the CDC reports that 44 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the U.S.
Les mer »
U.S. service member in Germany is military's first known case of monkeypox“We can confirm that a duty service member from the Stuttgart military community recently tested positive for monkeypox,” the U.S. European Command said.
Les mer »
U.S. orders 500,000 monkeypox vaccines to be delivered this yearThe order is larger than earlier ones to the U.S. and represents a significant escalation in the fight against a growing monkeypox outbreak.
Les mer »
CDC says monkeypox symptoms look different in some recent cases than in pastThe U.S. has recorded 45 monkeypox cases since early May, but some have presented with very mild rashes or what looks like a pimple or blister.
Les mer »