CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cases of the monkeypox virus are still rising in the United States, and that's raising concerns it will continue to spread. So, infectious disease specialists are now saying the vaccines will be shipped to states with the most cases.

Initially, the CDC and others were only suggesting the vaccines for those with confirmed exposure. Now, this would also make the vaccines more available to those with presumed exposure.

If you vaccinate those who think they were exposed, you lower the odds they will get the virus. That's also how you slow its spread.

Even though cases are still rising in the U.S., here's what the nation's top doctor is saying about the risk level for it:

"I think it would be risky to classify as it low, medium or high. Given the numbers, I would not say right now, at this particular point, that it is a 'high risk.' But the numbers may increase, which means we've just got to be careful and pay attention," said National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci.

Under the new plan, vaccines and tests will be allocated to states based on case rate, focusing on men who have sex with men and their known partners along with anyone who thinks they might have been recently exposed through an anonymous partner.

More than 460 cases are now confirmed in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, according to the CDC. California and New York have more than 90 cases, and Illinois and Florida have just over 50.

Ohio and Indiana have three, and Kentucky has one.