Monkeypox – Page 12

Officials Apologize for Snafus in Monkeypox Vaccine Roll Out

The city has struggled to respond to a growing monkeypox outbreak, the first major public health crisis since the Covid pandemic began.

A factory making Jynneos, the safest vaccine, has been closed since August, threatening global supplies as the virus spreads.

States will be given vaccine doses from the federal stockpile, but supplies of the safest type are limited.

Without a strong national strategy and budget focused on sexual health, monkeypox could become another entrenched sexually transmitted infection.

Some say they have changed their plans in response to the city’s 39 positive cases, while others plan to carry on as safely as they can.