“As we learn time and again, we are connected, and we cannot stand by and hope that another country’s suffering will not reach us,” Vasan said in a statement. “Prevention means we must be as invested in each other as we are in ourselves. It is not only moral and ethical, but also strategic.”

Should I get a vaccine?

Vaccines are available and recommended for people from higher-risk populations. The approved JYNNEOS vaccine, a two-dose series administered at least four weeks apart, provides protection against both clade I and clade II.

Since August 2022, the federal Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response has procured and distributed over 1 million vials of the JYNNEOS vaccine across the U.S., agency spokesperson Spencer Pretecrum said in an email.

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