Monkeypox Us Offers Extra Vaccine Doses For Pride Events

The US has an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors such as the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give vaccines and how many of the participants are considered to be at the highest risk of contracting the virus. “More gun shots are how we get the epidemic under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House’s monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an effort to “meet people where they are.” At least a dozen US pride events are planned over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. US officials said they would send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend. Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to draw 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, was canceled due to concerns about monkeypox, organizers said this week. Frank Perez, former grand marshal of the parade that is the focus of Southern Decadence, said some New Orleans gay bars have already held vaccine events. He said officials have so far done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign, though “the more, the merrier.” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned: “While we offer the vaccine at these events to high-risk individuals, this is a two-dose vaccine series, and receiving the vaccine at the event will not provide protection on its own event”. Health officials are also urging other measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including temporarily limiting sexual partners. Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa where people are infected by bites from rodents or small animals, but it was not considered a disease that spreads easily between people until May, when infections appeared in Europe and the US More than 39,000 cases have been reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox. The vast majority have occurred in men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can contract monkeypox. The US has the most infections of any country – more than 13,500. About 98% of US cases are men, and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men. Officials say the virus is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact, but warn it can be spread in other ways, including touching sheets used by someone with monkeypox. People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed extremely painful bumps that look like cavities. No one in the US has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries. The US has a limited supply of what is considered the main weapon against the virus – a vaccine called Jynneos. Currently, doses are given to people immediately after they are thought to have been exposed. Scientists are still trying to determine how well the shots work. The government last week moved to expand the supply by giving people a fifth of the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue. Many healthcare workers may have little experience giving shots using the just-under-the-skin method, which requires different needles and syringes. Some health departments have started doing that, but some local officials said it could take a week or more to make the switch. Officials this week announced the release of 442,000 of the smaller doses for order by state, local and regional health departments. On Thursday, they said more are coming next week – 1.8 million doses, or 360,000 vials. Officials also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vials of vaccine recently ordered by the US government. Under the agreement, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing will help package raw vaccine components currently stored at an overseas facility owned by Bavarian Nordic, which produces the Jynneos vaccine. Officials said the extra capacity should help speed up US vaccine orders, most of which were expected to be delivered by next year. The Biden administration has faced weeks of criticism for not ordering more vaccine sooner. Also Thursday, health officials said next week they will boost the supply of TPOXX, a drug to treat monkeypox infections, by 50,000 treatment cycles. —— AP reporters Rebecca Santana in New Orleans and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.

title: “Monkeypox Us Offers Extra Vaccine Doses For Pride Events Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “Robert Perez”

The US has an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors such as the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give vaccines and how many of the participants are considered to be at the highest risk of contracting the virus. “More gun shots are how we get the epidemic under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House’s monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an effort to “meet people where they are.” At least a dozen US pride events are planned over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. US officials said they would send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend. Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to draw 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, was canceled due to concerns about monkeypox, organizers said this week. Frank Perez, former grand marshal of the parade that is the focus of Southern Decadence, said some New Orleans gay bars have already held vaccine events. He said officials have so far done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign, though “the more, the merrier.” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned: “While we offer the vaccine at these events to high-risk individuals, this is a two-dose vaccine series, and receiving the vaccine at the event will not provide protection on its own event”. Health officials are also urging other measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including temporarily limiting sexual partners. Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa where people are infected by bites from rodents or small animals, but it was not considered a disease that spreads easily between people until May, when infections appeared in Europe and the US More than 39,000 cases have been reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox. The vast majority have occurred in men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can contract monkeypox. The US has the most infections of any country – more than 13,500. About 98% of US cases are men, and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men. Officials say the virus is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact, but warn it can be spread in other ways, including touching sheets used by someone with monkeypox. People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed extremely painful bumps that look like cavities. No one in the US has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries. The US has a limited supply of what is considered the main weapon against the virus – a vaccine called Jynneos. Currently, doses are given to people immediately after they are thought to have been exposed. Scientists are still trying to determine how well the shots work. The government last week moved to expand the supply by giving people a fifth of the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue. Many healthcare workers may have little experience giving shots using the just-under-the-skin method, which requires different needles and syringes. Some health departments have started doing that, but some local officials said it could take a week or more to make the switch. Officials this week announced the release of 442,000 of the smaller doses for order by state, local and regional health departments. On Thursday, they said more are coming next week – 1.8 million doses, or 360,000 vials. Officials also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vials of vaccine recently ordered by the US government. Under the agreement, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing will help package raw vaccine components currently stored at an overseas facility owned by Bavarian Nordic, which produces the Jynneos vaccine. Officials said the extra capacity should help speed up US vaccine orders, most of which were expected to be delivered by next year. The Biden administration has faced weeks of criticism for not ordering more vaccine sooner. Also Thursday, health officials said next week they will boost the supply of TPOXX, a drug to treat monkeypox infections, by 50,000 treatment cycles. —— AP reporters Rebecca Santana in New Orleans and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.

title: “Monkeypox Us Offers Extra Vaccine Doses For Pride Events Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-14” author: “Shirley Fleetwood”

The US has an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors such as the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give vaccines and how many of the participants are considered to be at the highest risk of contracting the virus. “More gun shots are how we get the epidemic under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House’s monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an effort to “meet people where they are.” At least a dozen US pride events are planned over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. US officials said they would send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend. Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to draw 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, was canceled due to concerns about monkeypox, organizers said this week. Frank Perez, former grand marshal of the parade that is the focus of Southern Decadence, said some New Orleans gay bars have already held vaccine events. He said officials have so far done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign, though “the more, the merrier.” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned: “While we offer the vaccine at these events to high-risk individuals, this is a two-dose vaccine series, and receiving the vaccine at the event will not provide protection on its own event”. Health officials are also urging other measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including temporarily limiting sexual partners. Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa where people are infected by bites from rodents or small animals, but it was not considered a disease that spreads easily between people until May, when infections appeared in Europe and the US More than 39,000 cases have been reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox. The vast majority have occurred in men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can contract monkeypox. The US has the most infections of any country – more than 13,500. About 98% of US cases are men, and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men. Officials say the virus is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact, but warn it can be spread in other ways, including touching sheets used by someone with monkeypox. People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed extremely painful bumps that look like cavities. No one in the US has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries. The US has a limited supply of what is considered the main weapon against the virus – a vaccine called Jynneos. Currently, doses are given to people immediately after they are thought to have been exposed. Scientists are still trying to determine how well the shots work. The government last week moved to expand the supply by giving people a fifth of the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue. Many healthcare workers may have little experience giving shots using the just-under-the-skin method, which requires different needles and syringes. Some health departments have started doing that, but some local officials said it could take a week or more to make the switch. Officials this week announced the release of 442,000 of the smaller doses for order by state, local and regional health departments. On Thursday, they said more are coming next week – 1.8 million doses, or 360,000 vials. Officials also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vials of vaccine recently ordered by the US government. Under the agreement, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing will help package raw vaccine components currently stored at an overseas facility owned by Bavarian Nordic, which produces the Jynneos vaccine. Officials said the extra capacity should help speed up US vaccine orders, most of which were expected to be delivered by next year. The Biden administration has faced weeks of criticism for not ordering more vaccine sooner. Also Thursday, health officials said next week they will boost the supply of TPOXX, a drug to treat monkeypox infections, by 50,000 treatment cycles. —— AP reporters Rebecca Santana in New Orleans and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.

title: “Monkeypox Us Offers Extra Vaccine Doses For Pride Events Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Peggy Lynch”

The US has an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors such as the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give vaccines and how many of the participants are considered to be at the highest risk of contracting the virus. “More gun shots are how we get the epidemic under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House’s monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an effort to “meet people where they are.” At least a dozen US pride events are planned over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. US officials said they would send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend. Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to draw 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, was canceled due to concerns about monkeypox, organizers said this week. Frank Perez, former grand marshal of the parade that is the focus of Southern Decadence, said some New Orleans gay bars have already held vaccine events. He said officials have so far done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign, though “the more, the merrier.” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned: “While we offer the vaccine at these events to high-risk individuals, this is a two-dose vaccine series, and receiving the vaccine at the event will not provide protection on its own event”. Health officials are also urging other measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including temporarily limiting sexual partners. Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa where people are infected by bites from rodents or small animals, but it was not considered a disease that spreads easily between people until May, when infections appeared in Europe and the US More than 39,000 cases have been reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox. The vast majority have occurred in men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can contract monkeypox. The US has the most infections of any country – more than 13,500. About 98% of US cases are men, and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men. Officials say the virus is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact, but warn it can be spread in other ways, including touching sheets used by someone with monkeypox. People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed extremely painful bumps that look like cavities. No one in the US has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries. The US has a limited supply of what is considered the main weapon against the virus – a vaccine called Jynneos. Currently, doses are given to people immediately after they are thought to have been exposed. Scientists are still trying to determine how well the shots work. The government last week moved to expand the supply by giving people a fifth of the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue. Many healthcare workers may have little experience giving shots using the just-under-the-skin method, which requires different needles and syringes. Some health departments have started doing that, but some local officials said it could take a week or more to make the switch. Officials this week announced the release of 442,000 of the smaller doses for order by state, local and regional health departments. On Thursday, they said more are coming next week – 1.8 million doses, or 360,000 vials. Officials also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vials of vaccine recently ordered by the US government. Under the agreement, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing will help package raw vaccine components currently stored at an overseas facility owned by Bavarian Nordic, which produces the Jynneos vaccine. Officials said the extra capacity should help speed up US vaccine orders, most of which were expected to be delivered by next year. The Biden administration has faced weeks of criticism for not ordering more vaccine sooner. Also Thursday, health officials said next week they will boost the supply of TPOXX, a drug to treat monkeypox infections, by 50,000 treatment cycles. —— AP reporters Rebecca Santana in New Orleans and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.

title: “Monkeypox Us Offers Extra Vaccine Doses For Pride Events Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-15” author: “Patrica Layne”

The US has an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place will be based on factors such as the size of the event, how many health workers will be available to give vaccines and how many of the participants are considered to be at the highest risk of contracting the virus. “More gun shots are how we get the epidemic under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House’s monkeypox response coordinator, told reporters Thursday. He said the effort is an effort to “meet people where they are.” At least a dozen US pride events are planned over the next two months, including large gatherings in Atlanta and New Orleans in early September. US officials said they would send up to 2,000 additional doses to North Carolina, where the Charlotte Pride Festival & Parade will be held this weekend. Southern Decadence, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ events, is expected to draw 200,000 or more people to New Orleans over Labor Day weekend. The Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert held amid the event, was canceled due to concerns about monkeypox, organizers said this week. Frank Perez, former grand marshal of the parade that is the focus of Southern Decadence, said some New Orleans gay bars have already held vaccine events. He said officials have so far done an adequate job with the vaccine campaign, though “the more, the merrier.” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, warned: “While we offer the vaccine at these events to high-risk individuals, this is a two-dose vaccine series, and receiving the vaccine at the event will not provide protection on its own event”. Health officials are also urging other measures to prevent the spread of the virus, including temporarily limiting sexual partners. Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa where people are infected by bites from rodents or small animals, but it was not considered a disease that spreads easily between people until May, when infections appeared in Europe and the US More than 39,000 cases have been reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox. The vast majority have occurred in men who have sex with men, but health officials stress that anyone can contract monkeypox. The US has the most infections of any country – more than 13,500. About 98% of US cases are men, and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men. Officials say the virus is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact, but warn it can be spread in other ways, including touching sheets used by someone with monkeypox. People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills, and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed extremely painful bumps that look like cavities. No one in the US has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries. The US has a limited supply of what is considered the main weapon against the virus – a vaccine called Jynneos. Currently, doses are given to people immediately after they are thought to have been exposed. Scientists are still trying to determine how well the shots work. The government last week moved to expand the supply by giving people a fifth of the usual dose, injected just under the skin, instead of a full vial injected into deeper tissue. Many healthcare workers may have little experience giving shots using the just-under-the-skin method, which requires different needles and syringes. Some health departments have started doing that, but some local officials said it could take a week or more to make the switch. Officials this week announced the release of 442,000 of the smaller doses for order by state, local and regional health departments. On Thursday, they said more are coming next week – 1.8 million doses, or 360,000 vials. Officials also announced a new agreement with a Michigan manufacturer to help speed production of 5.5 million vials of vaccine recently ordered by the US government. Under the agreement, Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing will help package raw vaccine components currently stored at an overseas facility owned by Bavarian Nordic, which produces the Jynneos vaccine. Officials said the extra capacity should help speed up US vaccine orders, most of which were expected to be delivered by next year. The Biden administration has faced weeks of criticism for not ordering more vaccine sooner. Also Thursday, health officials said next week they will boost the supply of TPOXX, a drug to treat monkeypox infections, by 50,000 treatment cycles. —— AP reporters Rebecca Santana in New Orleans and Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this report.