NPR : reported that U.S. Supply Of Yellow Fever Vaccine Will Run Out By Midsummer : Shots

U.S. Supply Of Yellow Fever Vaccine Will Run Out By MidsummerEnlarge this image toggle caption BSIP/UIG via Getty Images BSIP/UIG via Getty ImagesCome July, the yellow fever vaccine could be tough to find. The U.S. supply of the yellow fever vaccine will run out by about midsummer, the CDC reported Friday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. If you're taking an international trip soon, check to see if the CDC recommends a yellow fever vaccine for your destination. "We're going from the yellow fever vaccine being available in 4,000 clinics across the country to only 250 clinics," he says. There is currently only one yellow fever vaccine licensed in the U.S.

US to Run Out of Vaccine for Yellow Fever by Mid-2017

U.S. health officials say the United States will run out of the vaccine for yellow fever as early as next month, and travelers who need a shot might have to wait. Officials say a manufacturing problem has created a shortage of the only version of the vaccine licensed in the United States. The disease was eradicated in the United States more than 100 years ago, and the vaccine is not a part of routine inoculations. Officials say there has recently been a global shortage of the vaccine. Yellow fever can cause jaundice, abdominal pain, vomiting, internal bleeding and organ failure.

Supply of the Only Licensed Yellow Fever Vaccine in the US Expected to Run Out by Mid-2017

Through the implementation of an expanded access investigational new drug (eIND) protocol that will allow for the importation and distribution of "an alternative yellow fever vaccine" manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur France.Endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and South America, humans typically get yellow fever through the bite of a mosquito infected with yellow fever virus. In fact, between 1970 and 2013, yellow fever was reported in "at least 10" US and European travelers who were not vaccinated. Furthermore, the report states that "yellow fever virus was exported from Angola during the 2016 outbreak to three countries, with resulting local transmission in the Democratic Republic of Congo." This fact alone emphasizes the need for travelers to be vaccinated.Currently, in the United States, YF-VAX is the only licensed vaccine available against yellow fever. To this end, proof-of-vaccination is now required when entering specific countries.According to the MMWR, in 2015, a staggering 8 million individuals living in the United States traveled to 42 countries that were endemic with yellow fever. With outbreaks occurring in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and more recently, Brazil , the idea of a vaccine shortage is especially troublesome.Currently, the live-attenuated virus vaccine, YF-VAX "produces neutralizing antibodies in 80% to 100%" of those who receive it as quickly as 10 days after reception.


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