Genios, a two-dose vaccine for monkeypox, is approved in the US
Genios, a two-dose vaccine for monkeypox, is approved in the US
US government is buying more monkeypox The vaccine continues to grow in what comes as a surprise international outbreak, health officials said on Friday.
till Friday, US had identified 45 cases In 15 states and the District of Columbia. More than 1,300 cases have been found in about 30 other countries outside areas of Africa where the virus is endemic.
Officials say the risk to the American public is low, but they are taking steps to reassure people that medical measures are in place to deal with the growing problem.
A two-dose vaccine, Genios, is approved for monkeypox in America
Don O’Connell, who oversees the government’s stockpile of emergency vaccines and treatments, said the US government has 72,000 genio doses, and will receive 300,000 more doses from its manufacturer, Bavarian Nordic, over the next several weeks.
On Friday, the government announced that it had ordered 500,000 more Genios doses from Bavarian Nordic later this year. The company also has other supplements owned by the US government, Ms O’Connell said.
“We have vaccines and treatments that we have to respond to,” said Ms. O’Connell from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
monkeypox is endemic In parts of Africa, where people have been infected by bites from rodents or small animals. It does not usually spread easily between people.
Last month, cases began to emerge 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 say anyone can get monkeypox.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that in every US case they had seen very close contact.
Officials have asked doctors to be alert cases of monkeypox and offered vaccination to people who came into contact with infected people.
So far, more than 1,400 vaccine courses and more than 110 treatment courses have been sent to the affected state and local jurisdictions, officials said.