While health officials in Chicago and across the state are working to distribute a monkeypox vaccine, it isn’t as widely available just yet, and it isn’t recommended for the general public. Here’s what to know.
Rash resembling blisters on the face, inside the mouth and on the hands, feet, chest or other parts of the body, nearly 2,000 cases of the virus have been reported so far in the United States. More than 13,000 cases of the virus have been reported in countries that typically do not report monkeypox cases, according to CDC data.
Officials with the Department of Health and Human Services say that more than 132,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine . From there, those departments can determine who to administer the treatment, with Illinois opting to send it to counties where cases of the virus have been reported. The state of Illinois has currently been allocated 1,317 doses of the vaccine, according to HHS data.
An additional 2.5 million doses of the vaccine have been ordered by HHS during the outbreak, according to officials.
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