The agency is allowing doctors to use a fifth of a normal dose of the Jynneos vaccine
for a new way of administering the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine. The move allows doctors to give patients smaller doses in order to get more shots out of each vial and protect more people quickly. It’s the latest step in the federal government’s response to the growing monkeypox outbreak, which itWhile the government has shipped nearly 620,000 doses of vaccines around the country so far, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 1.
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky noted that many health care professionals may not have experience giving vaccines intradermally. Currently, most shots are given more deeply, into the fat layer under the skin. But the skin test for tuberculosis and the rabies vaccines are given intradermally. The CDC is launching an education campaign—through webinars, online instructional videos, and other materials—to help teach health care providers how to give Jynneos between the skin layers.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Protesters demand swifter action as FDA considers plans to split doses of monkeypox vaccineA local infectious disease expert on Monday said she supports the FDA's idea of splitting doses of the monkeypox vaccine to get the shots to more people.
Baca lebih lajut »
With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine dosesThe Biden administration is allowing the monkeypox vaccine to be given between layers of skin — a method that only requires a fifth of the full dose — in order to increase vaccinations and slow the outbreak.
Baca lebih lajut »
FDA authorizes change in how monkeypox vaccine is givenThe US Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization Tuesday that allows health-care providers to change how the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine is administered, stretching out the supply amid high demand.
Baca lebih lajut »
FDA issues emergency use authorization for new monkeypox vaccine protocolThere is a new protocol for monkeypox vaccines. On Tuesday, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization. It allows health care providers to change how the vaccine is administered. DaveCarlinTV reports.
Baca lebih lajut »
FDA clears the way for single monkeypox vaccine doses to be split into fiveHealth care providers can now administer the Jynneos vaccine under the top layer of the skin, a change that allows them to use a lower dosage per patient.
Baca lebih lajut »
There’s a Monkeypox Treatment Drug Approved by the FDA—Here’s What We KnowThe antiviral medication is hard to get, and it protects against orthopox viruses.
Baca lebih lajut »