- Biden administration health officials will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee at a hearing in mid-September, Bloomberg reported.
- On August 23, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), chairwoman of the committee, sent a letter to Dawn O'Connell, head of the HHS' Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ( OTC:ASPR ), about the availability and distribution of Bavarian Nordic's ( OTCPK:BVNKF ) ( OTCPK:BVNRY ) Jynneos vaccine.
- She asks ASPR to "outline a clear and comprehensive strategy to ensure a robust supply of Jynneos vaccines."
- Other monkeypox players: SIGA Technologies ( NASDAQ: SIGA ), Emergent BioSolutions ( NYSE: EBS ), Chimerix ( CMRX ).
- The WHO Thursday said that the global number of cases dropped 21% for the week ending Aug. 21.
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Monkeypox response from feds topic of Senate hearing next month - Bloomberg