FDA approves intradermal injection for monkeypox vaccine

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People who are at high risk for monkeypox can now get vaccinated for the virus via intradermal injection after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the technique.

State and federal public health officials suggested intradermal vaccinations will provide similar immunity to monkeypox and will expand the amount of available vaccine doses by a factor of five, because intradermal injections require only one-fifth of the dosage needed for administration in a person's shoulder or other muscle tissue.

The dearth of vaccine doses has led health officials to recommend administration of the first of the vaccine's two doses to as many eligible people as possible to ensure those who are high risk have at least some protection. As of Thursday, roughly 2,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported statewide, 516 of which have been reported in San Francisco and 112 in Alameda County.

Confirmed and suspected monkeypox cases have overwhelmingly been reported in gay and bisexual men both in San Francisco and statewide, but health officials have stressed the virus is not specific to any sexual orientation and is mostly being spread by skin-to-skin contact rather than more intimate activities like kissing or sexual activity.

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for monkeypox last week, helping state and local government agencies collaborate to conduct outreach regarding monkeypox vaccines and treatment, seek more vaccine doses and rapidly open vaccination and testing facilities.

 

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