US To Add Additional 1.8 Million Doses To Monkeypox Vaccine Supply

United States has announced that it will bolster its supply of monkeypox vaccines with 1.8 million additional doses.

The extra JYNNEOS vaccines will be available to order beginning on August 22, the White House said on Thursday.

Due to a newly authorised dosing technique, the 360,000 vials of vaccine to be distributed by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will provide nearly two million doses.

The White House said in a statement: “To date, the Biden-Harris Administration has delivered nearly 1 million doses of JYNNEOS vaccine to jurisdictions – the largest JYNNEOS MPV vaccine program in the world."

The number of monkeypox cases has continued to climb in the US, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stating that more than 13,500 cases had been reported as of August 17.

US cases now represent more than one-third of the global total, and the Biden administration has been criticised for failing to ensure the availability of vaccines.