James Krellenstein, founder of the AIDS advocacy group PrEP4All, said it wasn’t fast enough. He accused the FDA of not acting more quickly to expand supply and delaying inspections at a vaccine manufacturer’s manufacturing plant in Denmark.
However, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Caliph told reporters Thursday that his agency needed to not only test the plants but also confirm that the vaccine was effective, “more than planned. It moved “much faster.” “The only thing worse than not vaccination is getting a widely distributed and ineffective vaccine,” he said.
At this time, there are not enough vaccines to avoid. On Wednesday, Democratic Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey wrote to Besera and CDC director Rochelle Walensky, complaining that New Jersey did not have a fair share. In a letter received by the New York Times, Murphy pointed out that New Jersey is close to New York. New York has more cases of monkeypox than any other state.
According to his calculations, due to the number and proximity of same-sex households in New Jersey, his state bears 3% of the country’s disease burden, but allocates only 2.06% of the 131,000 doses available. It wasn’t done. So far. “Therefore, I don’t think New Jersey received a fair percentage of the vaccines available,” Murphy’s letter said.
Federal health officials say their allocation strategy depends on two factors: the number of cases the state has and how many of its residents are at risk. This formula supports areas with a high-risk population, such as men who have sex with men, men who are infected with HIV, and men who are eligible for drugs that can reduce their chances of getting HIV. Said Dr. Jennifer McKistton, who assists in teaching. Monkeypox reaction to CDC
The outbreak of monkeypox, which began in May after a coronavirus pandemic lasting more than two years, poses yet another challenge for the needy public health authorities across the country. Congress hasn’t allocated funding for the response so far — a Senate Democrat proposed $ 21 billion in Covid spending on Thursday — and the public is tired of hearing about infectious diseases. The Biden administration estimates that an additional $ 7 billion will be needed to fight monkeypox.
