US to distribute 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine after weeks of delay

Announcement comes amid growing criticism that authorities have acted too slowly to fight infectious disease

After weeks of delays, nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution, US health regulators said on Wednesday.

Also on Wednesday, it was reported that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to make the rapidly spreading disease a nationally notifiable condition, a move that would streamline reporting of cases.