CDC sets aside monkeypox vaccines for high-risk Black, Hispanic populations

About 50,000 Jynneos monkeypox vaccines will go toward populations that are less likely to be vaccinated and face barriers to access, according to the CDC

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The agency opened applications for the Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program on Sept. 15 to resolve access issues among Black and Hispanic/Latino populations who are men who have sex with men. 

“We have a responsibility to address inequities that have been highlighted by this outbreak, and this program will help make a difference,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said in a statement.

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