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BIZARRE: White house announces steps to boost monkeypox vaccine supply - You Need To See This

The Biden administration has called preventing the spread of monkeypox a top priority, but has been criticised for failing to ensure the availability of vaccines [Alain Jocard/Reuters]

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal health agency, has announced emergency use authorisation (EUA) for a monkeypox vaccination method that could expand the availability of doses.

Under the order, health care providers can use a dosing technique that allows them to extract more doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine per vial. The FDA released a statement on Tuesday that said the change could increase vaccine availability “by up to five-fold”.

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