Unlike the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a vaccine to prevent monkeypox does exist in the form of the two-dose Jynneos vaccine. However, vaccine doses remain in extremely short supply.
San Francisco officials declared a local public health emergency Thursday for monkeypox as the city has roughly one-third of the reported cases statewide.
However, vaccine doses remain in extremely short supply, even with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announcing Thursday that the federal government will disperse 786,000 doses of the vaccine across the country. The city has focused on administering the first of the vaccine’s two doses to as many residents as possible to ensure that those at highest risk of contracting the virus have at least a modicum of protection.
“We know that this virus impacts everyone equally — but we also know that those in our LGBTQ community are at greater risk right now,” Mayor London Breed said in a statement. “Many people in our LGBTQ community are scared and frustrated. This local emergency will allow us to continue to support our most at-risk, while also better preparing for what’s to come.”
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