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FDA authorizes intradermal use of Jynneos vaccine for monkeypox


 

The Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 9 authorized intradermal administration of the Jynneos vaccine for the treatment of monkeypox. The process, approved specifically for high-risk patients, was passed under the administration’s Emergency Use Authorization. It follows the decision on Aug. 4 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare monkeypox a public health emergency. Intradermal administration will allow providers to get five doses out of a one-dose vial.

This news organization will update this article as more information becomes available.

A version of this article first appeared on Medscape.com.

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