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Another 54,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to the EU – Health

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Another 54,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine to the EU – Health

The EU has secured an additional 54,530 doses of the monkeypox vaccine, now bringing the total number of doses purchased for member states to respond to the ongoing epidemic to 163,620. This was announced by the Commission. The purchase was finalized by the Authority for Health Preparation and Response (Hera). Deliveries of vaccines “will continue to be made in the coming weeks and months and for the rest of the year”, reads a note from the EU Executive. Depending on the number of cases, deliveries continue for the Member States.

“I am concerned about the growing number of monkeypox cases in the EUnow we have over 7,000an increase of almost 50% compared to a week ago. “This is what the EU Commissioner for Health declares Stella Kyriakides. “We have reacted quickly and have already delivered about 25 thousand doses to 6 Member States”, he recalled, stressing that the number of doses purchased through the European Authority for Health Emergency Response has exceeded 160 thousand units “to respond promptly to the progression. of the spread of this virus “.

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