U.S. Buys Millions of Monkeypox Vaccines As Massachusetts Man Infected

Newsweek

BY ED BROWNE ON 5/19/22 AT 5:01 AM EDT

The U.S. government has ordered millions of doses of a vaccine that protects against monkeypox. The news follows the first confirmed case in the states—a man in Massachusetts—following an outbreak in the U.K.

The order amounts to a $119 million order for Jynneos vaccines, which are used for the prevention of both smallpox and monkeypox. It was announced by biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic, which makes the vaccine, on Wednesday.

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