It’s still too early to tell what impact this outbreak will have on our shores. “We expect that level to ramp up very quickly in the coming weeks, as the company provides more doses to us,” noted Dr. Jennifer McQuiston, a deputy director at the CDC. It is safer for immuno-compromised folks, but only a 1,000 doses are currently held in the US stockpile, said Dr. There is a newer vaccine, Jynneos, which was approved in 2019 for the prevention of smallpox and monkeypox. This includes those who are immuno-compromised, such as people living with HIV, which is another concern. The stockpile holds more than 100 million doses of the original smallpox vaccine, however it is associated with certain side effects and isn’t recommended for certain individuals. The United States emergency stockpile consists of two FDA-approved vaccines a that could be used to combat a monkeypox outbreak, according to a press statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday. Many are also concerned about whether the world’s stockpiles of vaccines are plentiful enough, in the event of a wider-spread outbreak.
