N.Y. State Getting Fewer Monkeypox Vials Per New US Strategy (1)

The US government’s strategy to stretch its dwindling stockpile of monkeypox vaccines means that states will get fewer vials than initially allocated, and New York officials are pushing back as cases mount.

“My argument is give us the same number of vials and we can really have an effective approach here,” New York Governor Kathy Hochul said at a briefing Monday. However, she acknowledged the federal government “doesn’t have that luxury right now” because supply chain shortages are so severe.

In order to get more shots in arms, the US recently cleared an intradermal shot technique that allows up to ...