Taiwan is set to take delivery of about 500 monkeypox vaccine doses on Sept. 2, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Wednesday.
The CDC had previously said that the shipment of third-generation smallpox vaccines is clinically suitable for preventing monkeypox.
The shots will be reserved for medical personnel, laboratory workers, and people who have recently come in close contact with monkeypox patients, CDC head Chou Jih-haw (???) said at a press briefing.
Chou added that the CDC would try to secure more vaccine doses after receiving the first shipment.
Taiwan has recorded three monkeypox infections since June 24, all of which were imported, with the patients all discharged from medical facilities following quarantine, according to Chou.
On July 27, Taiwan took delivery of 504 doses of tecovirimat, an oral treatment for monkeypox that the CDC said will be prescribed to those suffering from severe symptoms and people with immunodeficiencies.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel