Africa: European Commission Coordinates Procurement and Donation of 215 000 Vaccine Doses From Bavarian Nordic to Support Africa CDC in Addressing the Mpox Outbreak in Africa

[Africa CDC] The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA, will procure and donate 175 420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine, the only FDA and EMA-approved mpox vaccine, as an immediate response to the mpox outbreak in Africa. In addition, the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic will donate 40 000 doses to HERA. The Africa CDC will distribute the vaccines according to regional needs.



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Publish date : 2024-08-15 03:04:52

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