EU Regulator Recommends US Plan to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine

EU Regulator Recommends US Plan to Stretch Monkeypox Vaccine
A health care worker administers a dose of Imvanex, a vaccine to protect against Monkeypox virus, at a municipal vaccination centre in Marseille, France, on Aug. 10, 2022. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images
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Europe’s drug regulator on Friday recommended an alternative monkeypox vaccine dosing regimen aimed at stretching the limited global supply of doses, similar to the United States’ approach.

According to a clinical trial of around 500 adults, a smaller dose given just beneath the skin produced similar levels of antibodies as a normal subcutaneous injection that requires five times as much vaccine.
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