Federal changes in the Monkeypox dosing will help stretch the limited supply of the vaccines to more people.
The federal changes Tuesday night on the administering of the monkeypox vaccine was great news for Dr. Cherise Rohr-Allegrini with the San Antonio Aids Foundation.– The federal changes Tuesday night on the administering of the monkeypox vaccine was great news for Dr. Cherise Rohr-Allegrini with the San Antonio Aids Foundation.
“Basically by decreasing the volume that we need to give for a vaccine, it increases our doses by five times. That’s huge,” Allegrini said.Clinics have been forced to prioritize their list. In early August, Metro Health announced it received 1,000 vaccines, and those would be distributed among six local AIDS and community-based organizations.There have been 42 doses administered so far to those who have had close contact with someone who has monkeypox.
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