'We're not even close to what we expected the numbers should be for those to get immunized,' said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease expert at UCSF.
With monkeypox vaccine supply opening up, UCSF Infectious Disease Dr. Peter Chin-Hong urges people to get vaccinatedRace Cooper was the first person in line at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Friday morning."I figured if I was going to be going to any events, it would be safer for me to make sure I have this vaccine," Cooper said.
"We're not even close to what we expected the numbers should be for those to get immunized," said Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, infectious disease expert at UCSF. But, Chin-Hong worries, many people haven't received their shot yet simply because they still think not enough are available. While the majority of people infected in the current outbreak have been men who have sex with other men, the virus can infect anyone.Chin-Hong worries that unless the spread is brought under control, there is a risk of having monkeypox become an endemic disease among the wider population.