The EU is to procure 175,420 doses of Bavarian Nordic A/S’s mpox vaccine, MVA-BN, and donate them to Africa where they will distributed to countries affected by the latest outbreak of the disease.
EU To Donate Mpox Vaccines To Africa As Public Health Emergency Is Declared
The Africa CDC says the donation of more than 215,000 doses of mpox vaccine is a “crucial step” in tackling the latest outbreak.
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