U.S. CDC approves monkeypox vaccine for people before being exposed to the disease

U.S. CDC expands pre-exposure eligibility for monkeypox vaccine At risk people nationwide will now be able to get Bavarian Nordic's Jynneos monkeypox vaccine before being exposed to the disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Wednesday. Ahmed Aboulenein Reuters

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The CDC had previously recommended vaccination after known or presumed exposure to the virus for most groups deemed to be at high risk of contracting it, as well as for those who had visited a geographic area where known monkeypox transmission is occurring.

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