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Baltimore Has Limited Supply Of Monkeypox Vax

(Baltimore, MD) -- Baltimore has a limited supply of monkeypox vaccines.

About 90 cases have been confirmed in Maryland, including 21 in the Baltimore-metro region.

The Baltimore City Health Department says it has received 65 doses, which will go to people identified as most at-risk.

Another 135 doses were sent to Montgomery and Prince George's counties.

This article was contributed by source.metronetworks.com.

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