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Federal health officials declared a public health emergency for monkeypox on Thursday.
There is no special vaccine for monkeypox, and no tailored treatment, but there is some evidence that both the vaccines and the treatments available to fight against smallpox — which is a viral relative of monkeypox — can work well in the current outbreak.
However, supply of the Jynneos vaccine, which is the only currently licensed vaccine for smallpox in the US, is highly strained, and only one Danish manufacturer makes the vaccine.
On Thursday, FDA commissioner Dr. Robert Califf floated the idea of "dose-sparing" to combat the vaccine supply bottleneck. Tap the link in our bio for more details.
Story by Hilary Brueck.
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