US government to provide $11 million for production of monkeypox vaccine

US government to provide  million for production of monkeypox vaccine

The US government said on Monday it would provide about $11 million to support the packaging of Bavarian Nordic‘s Jynneos monkeypox vaccine at a U.S.-based manufacturer’s facility. The Danish company, which is the maker of the only approved monkeypox vaccine, had earlier this month signed up Michigan-based Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing to package the two-dose … Read more

CDC Director Encourages Halloween Trick-or-Treating

CDC Director Encourages Halloween Trick-or-Treating

Oct. 25, 2021 — Families can celebrate Halloween this year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Rochelle Walensky, MD, director of the CDC, said Sunday. The CDC updated its guidelines for holiday celebrations earlier this month, encouraging families to consider safe ways to gather and reduce the spread of the coronavirus by getting vaccinated, attending outdoor … Read more