Bavarian Nordic donates 75,000 mpox vaccine doses to global emergency stockpile

COPENHAGEN, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Bavarian Nordic will donate vaccines for a global mpox emergency stockpile to strengthen preparedness against the viral disease, the Danish vaccine maker said in a statement on Tuesday.

• Bavarian Nordic will donate 75,000 doses of its MVA-BN vaccine to the emergency stockpile

• The donation comes on top of a contract to supply 150,000 doses to the stockpile

• The stockpile is managed by the International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision, a mechanism hosted by the World Health Organization

• “The establishment of a global mpox vaccine emergency stockpile is an important milestone in strengthening preparedness for future outbreaks,” Bavarian Nordic said

• Mpox is a viral disease that causes fever and skin lesions and spreads through close physical contact

(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen; Editing by Bill Berkrot)

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