Missteps and delays have hampered the U.S. effort to vaccinate people against monkeypox. Now state health officials and community members are trying to adapt to a controversial 'dose sparing' plan.
One vial equals five doses? Not so fast
And yet it seems the federal government is assuming five doses per vial as it divvys up the supplies of vaccine and sends those out to health departments, says Del Beccaro. The switch also requires new supplies and training, says Janna Kerins, medical director at the Chicago Department of Public Health."It means using a different syringe, a different needle," she says,"So it has taken a bit of time to make sure people have the supplies."
Though the data is imperfect, what's currently available shows another trend: a disproportionately high number of Black and LatinX members of the gay and queer community are getting monkeypox – and they've also had a hard time getting access to vaccines.that 70% of the state's cases have been detected in Black men, but just 24% of monkeypox vaccines have gone to this group.
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