EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies
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The European Medicines Agency said a smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, echoing
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US to Boost Monkeypox Vaccine Supply
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EU regulator OKs plan to increase monkeypox vaccine supplies
A strategy shift that allows more shots to be drawn from each vial allowed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to ship out more doses than planned.
The European Union's drug regulator has approved a strategy for countries to increase their monkeypox vaccine supply by five times by injecting a smaller dose, following similar advice that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave earlier this month.
The European Medicines Agency said a smaller dose of the monkeypox vaccine appears to still be effective and can be used to stretch the current supply by five times, echoing
In a statement on Friday, the EU drug regulator said injecting people with just one fifth the regular dose of the smallpox vaccine made by Bavarian Nordic appeared to be equally protective.
A shortage of a smallpox vaccine, used to treat the current outbreak of monkeypox, prompted the move by the EU drugs regulator. The temporary injection method will allow five times more people to be treated.
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