Political and Legislative
Department of Health and Human Services Announce $11M Funding of MonkeyPox Vaccine Production
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Monday announced it is providing about $11 million of funding to support domestic production of the Jynneos smallpox vaccine being used to limit the spread of the ongoing monkeypox outbreak.
HHS said in a statement that the funds would be used to support manufacturing at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM) in Grand Rapids, Mich.
According to the department, these funds will allow GRAM to purchase additional equipment necessary to manufacture the smallpox vaccine as well as help accelerate production.
