Cutting monkeypox vaccine dosage is no easy fix, officials say

A new dose-sparing technique to extend the US supply of Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox vaccine has been met with widespread safety concerns, with the vaccine maker’s CEO expressing ”reservations” about the method.
Photo: LUKAS BARTH/REUTERS / X03379
Photo: LUKAS BARTH/REUTERS / X03379
By Madison Muller, bloomberg

The US government’s solution to the monkeypox vaccine shortage is so far only causing headaches for strained public health departments as the outbreak continues to grow in scale and scope.

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