US is beefing up mpox testing, vaccine access against new strain, officials say

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CHICAGO, Illinois - The United States has beefed up testing and surveillance for a new strain of mpox and has ensured that vaccines are readily available at local pharmacies and community health centers, senior administration officials said in a briefing on Friday.

Currently, the United States is continuing to see about three cases a day of mpox from the clade II virus that caused a public health emergency in 2022.Officials said they have been working to make mpox vaccines widely available through local pharmacies, noting that because Bavarian Nordic's BAVA.CO Jynneos vaccine has been commercialized, it should be covered by most insurance plans.

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