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During the final international mpox outbreak in 2022, the European Commission contracted Danish producer Bavarian Nordic to produce greater than 2 million doses of mpox vaccines over two years, and distributed all of the doses it purchased to EU nations. Some nonetheless have hefty stockpiles left over and it is as much as governments whether or not they donate them or not.
However, the Commission now desires its Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) to coordinate donations from nations’ stockpiles.
“European donations could have extra fast impression if they’re coordinated and channelled with the tried and examined Team Europe method, as was efficiently achieved throughout the Covid-19 pandemic,” Kyriakides wrote.
“This is why my companies have reached out to your HERA Board Representatives to investigate about your intention to donate mpox vaccines and therapeutics and the volumes out there for donation with a deadline earlier than the top of August,” she stated within the letter.
France has already pledged 100,000 vaccines to Africa, to be donated by way of the EU. Earlier this month, HERA individually agreed to donate 215,000 mpox vaccines to Africa CDC, 175,000 of which have been procured by the company and 40,000 donated by the producer.
Countries can nonetheless additionally procure and donate doses secured underneath HERA’s 2022 take care of Bavarian Nordic, Kyriakides instructed ministers.
