Federal officials are not relying on an established system to distribute the vaccine, slowing immunizations and burdening local health departments, critics say. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Stockpiling”
U.S. to Distribute 800,000 Doses of Monkeypox Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2022
The doses were withheld pending an F.D.A. review, which has now been completed. Source: New York Times
21 Americans Infected With Monkeypox, C.D.C. Reports
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2022
As the number of cases outside Africa approaches 800, governments are scrambling for a limited pool of vaccines and treatments with unclear effectiveness. Source: New York Times
As Monkeypox Cases Rise, Nations Are Urged to Examine Vaccine Stores
By Gotham Rex on May 23, 2022
The United States has stockpiled millions of doses of two smallpox vaccines, also effective against monkeypox. But the outbreaks so far are clustered in other countries. Source: New York Times
Citing the Delta Variant, Pfizer Will Pursue Booster Shots and a New Vaccine
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2021
Scientists were critical of the announcement, pointing to evidence that the current two-dose regimen is powerfully effective against the coronavirus. Source: New York Times
The U.S. Has Lots of Ventilators — but Too Few Specialists to Mind Them
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2020
A burst of production solved the dire shortage that defined the first wave of the coronavirus. But the surplus may not be enough to prevent large numbers of deaths. Source: New York Times
Is a Second Wave Starting? New Yorkers Are Steeling Themselves
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2020
As the number of virus cases rises, anxious residents are taking precautions and making sure they are prepared this time. Source: New York Times