Read More: U.S. Government Places $119 Million Order for Freeze-Dried Monkeypox Vaccines
Months before the monkeypox emergency was declared, the US government began ordering freeze-dried doses of monkeypox vaccines, as National File reported at the time. The vaccines, which also protect against monkeypox relative smallpox, were produced by Facui-linked drug manufacturer Bavarian-Nordic, a Swedish biotech company.
