Biden Admin Places $119 Million Order for Vaccines After Single Case of Monkeypox Reported in US

Biden Admin Places $119 Million Order for Vaccines After Single Case of Monkeypox Reported in US
President Joe Biden delivers remarks in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 17, 2022. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
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The Biden administration has placed an order for millions of doses of a vaccine intended to protect against smallpox and monkeypox, after the first case of monkeypox in the United States this year was confirmed in Massachusetts on May 18.

Monkeypox, a viral disease typically limited to Africa, has been reported in several countries with more than 25 confirmed cases since the beginning of May.

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