Health officials are providing an update on monkeypox cases and vaccination efforts for Mecklenburg County. Dr. Raynard Washington, the public health director for Mecklenburg County, will take questions from the media and explain where things stand in the Charlotte area for monkeypox cases and vaccines.

The federal government ramped up its response to monkeypox nationwide, making 1.8 million doses of vaccine available for states to order. This also included sending 20,000 doses to Charlotte for Charlotte Pride last weekend.

Following the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization last week, the shots can now be given intradermally, or under the skin.

Doctors say the shots are just as effective when given this way, but this change allows providers to get five times as many doses out of each vial, which will be a big help given the high demand for the vaccine. #monkeypox

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