U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already facing implementation problems

U.S. plan to stretch monkeypox vaccine supply already hitting hurdles The federal government's plans for fractional dosing of monkeypox vaccine assume that five doses can be extracted from a vial, but some local health officials are reporting that they can get only three or four doses. Helen Branswell STAT

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The administration announced on Aug. 9 that it would authorize use of one-fifth doses of Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, meaning each vial of vaccine should generate five vaccinations. In practice, however, drawing that many doses is proving to be impossible in a number of hands.
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