US ramps up monkeypox vaccination campaign, releasing 56,000 doses

  • 📰 manilabulletin
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 24 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 51%

Philippines Headlines News

US health authorities said Tuesday they were immediately releasing 56,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine — five times the number distributed so far — to areas of high transmission as part of a major escalation of the country’s immunization strategy.

WASHINGTON, United States —

Examples include men who have sex with men who have recently had multiple sex partners in a venue where there was known to be monkeypox or in an area where monkeypox is spreading. David Boucher, an official with the Health and Human Services department said the federal government had so far distributed nearly 10,000 doses and 300 antiviral courses, and was Tuesday releasing a further 56,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine, originally developed against smallpox.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 25. in PH

Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

US ramps up monkeypox vaccination campaign, releasing 56,000 dosesUS health authorities said Tuesday they were immediately releasing 56,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine — five times the number distributed so far — to areas of high transmission as part of a major escalation of the country&39;s immunization strategy. So what? Putting the info out there again to condition the ignorant masses the possibility of the gov't to copy the vaccine mandate of US?
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

US accuses five firms in China of supporting Russia's militaryUS President Joe Biden&39;s administration added five companies in China to a trade blacklist on Tuesday for allegedly supporting Russia&39;s military and defense industrial base, flexing its muscle to enforce sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

US Second Gentleman arrives in Manila for Marcos inaugurationUS Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff arrived in Manila on Tuesday in time for the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on June 30.
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

Trump tried to grab steering wheel to go to US Capitol Jan. 6 — witnessThen-President Donald Trump became irate and tried to grab the steering wheel of the Secret Service limousine when told he would not be joining supporters moving on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a former aide testified on Tuesday.
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

US boy, 8, shoots dead baby girl with father's gunAn eight-year-old boy shot dead a baby and wounded her toddler sister while playing with his father&39;s gun in Florida last weekend, police said. Because America is pro-life and pro-gun at the same time Careless gun owner.
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »

PH receives final batch of US-donated Covid-19 jabs under Duterte adminA total of 299,520 doses of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine were donated by the United States (US) to the Philippines through the COVAX facility on Monday night, June 27.
Source: manilabulletin - 🏆 25. / 51 Read more »