Yale: Early in Mpox Outbreak, Access to Vaccines Was Unequal Across Racial Groups
April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
Yale researchers found mpox vaccine distribution was in proportion to cases at the peak of the outbreak, but Black and Hispanic populations had less access.
In August 2022, U.S. health officials declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a public health emergency. At that time, however, the national supply of the approved preventative treatment -- the smallpox/mpox vaccine Jynneos - . . .
Yale researchers found mpox vaccine distribution was in proportion to cases at the peak of the outbreak, but Black and Hispanic populations had less access.
In August 2022, U.S. health officials declared mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) a public health emergency. At that time, however, the national supply of the approved preventative treatment -- the smallpox/mpox vaccine Jynneos - . . .