US Purchases 1.8 Million , Monkeypox Vaccine Doses , as Cases Climb.<br />Al Jazeera reports that the Biden administration announced plans to bolster the United States' supply of the monkeypox vaccine with the purchase of 1.8 million additional doses.<br />Al Jazeera reports that the Biden administration announced plans to bolster the United States' supply of the monkeypox vaccine with the purchase of 1.8 million additional doses.<br />On August 18, the White House <br />said the extra JYNNEOS vaccines <br />will be available on August 22.<br />According to Al Jazeera, a newly-authorized <br />dosing technique allows 360,000 vials <br />of the vaccine to provide nearly two million doses.<br />To date, the Biden-Harris Administration <br />has delivered nearly 1 million doses <br />of JYNNEOS vaccine to jurisdictions – <br />the largest JYNNEOS MPV <br />vaccine program in the world, White House statement, via Al Jazeera.<br />The U.S. has seen the number of monkeypox cases <br />climb, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <br />(CDC) reporting 13,500 cases as of August 17.<br />Al Jazeera reports that the U.S. <br />now accounts for over one-third of <br />the total number of cases globally.<br />Earlier this week, HHS secretary Xavier Becerra said ending the monkeypox outbreak is a, "critical priority.".<br />Earlier this week, HHS secretary Xavier Becerra said ending the monkeypox outbreak is a, "critical priority.".<br />Bob Fenton, who is coordinating the administration’s monkeypox response, said that 50,000 courses of antiviral treatment will be available for anyone who tests positive.<br />In July, the WHO declared monkeypox, an international health emergency.<br />On August 4, the U.S. declared the disease , a public health emergency
