JYNNEOS Vaccine for Monkeypox, COVID-19 Updated Guidelines & More

[American Flag] An official email from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services [HHS 360 Logo]( Latest U.S. Department of Health & Human Services News Releases [Monkeypox vaccine]( JYNNEOS Vaccine for Monkeypox The FDA issued an EUA for the JYNNEOS vaccine to allow healthcare providers to use the vaccine by intradermal injection for individuals 18 years of age and older who are determined to be at high risk for monkeypox. [Learn more »]( HHS News Releases Week of August 21, 2022 [HHS Facilitates Agreement to Accelerate Delivery of Additional Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccines Using New U.S. Production Line]( August 18, 2022 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has facilitated an agreement between Bavarian Nordic and Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM), a Michigan-based pharmaceutical contract manufacturer, to establish the first fill and finish line for the JYNNEOS vaccine in the U.S. [Read full news release »]( [As American Families Prepare for Back-to-School, Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Access to High-Quality, Comprehensive Health Care for Children]( August 18, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced three key actions to strengthen and expand access to high-quality, comprehensive health care for children across the country. [Read full news release »]( [Inaugural PandemicX Accelerator Graduates Cohort Creating a Model for Future Public-Private Collaboration]( August 18, 2022 The Biden-Harris Administration is working to increase tech innovations and health equity in the wake of COVID-19 by launching a novel program to accelerate private-public collaboration called PandemicX. [Read full news release »]( [HHS Deputy Secretary and ACF Assistant Secretary Visit Operation Allies Welcome National Conference Center]( August 17, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm visited the National Conference Center (NCC) Safe Haven to thank federal partners for their dedication and hard work to support the Biden-Harris Administration’s Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) initiative which has facilitated more than 80,000 Afghan nationals to join communities across the country. [Read full news release »]( [Statements by HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on President Biden Signing Inflation Reduction Act into Law]( August 16, 2022 Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure issued the following statements after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. [Read full news release »]( [HHS Approves 12-month Extension of Postpartum Medicaid and CHIP Coverage in Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio]( August 16, 2022 Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), approved the extension of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage for 12 months after pregnancy in Hawaii, Maryland, and Ohio. [Read full news release »]( [Biden-Harris Administration Makes Hundreds of Thousands More Vaccine Doses Available to Support Monkeypox Response]( August 15, 2022 The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today that it is making up to 442,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine available for states and jurisdictions to order under an accelerated Phase 3 of the National Vaccine Strategy (NVS) to combat the current monkeypox outbreak. [Read full news release »]( [See More News Releases]( [Doctor with mask on]( CDC Streamlines COVID-19 Guidance CDC is streamlining its COVID-19 guidance to help people better understand their risk, how to protect themselves and others, what actions to take if exposed and if they are sick or test positive. [Learn more »]( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20201 Toll Free Call Center: 1-877-696-6775 Website: [HHS.gov]( Follow us [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [View in browser]( [Forward this email]( [Unsubscribe or manage your email preferences](