Smallpox monkeys: EU, contract for 110 thousand vaccine doses

The European Commission will finalize a contract today to acquire 110,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine. This was announced by the EU commissioner for health Stella Kyriakides. The doses will soon be available to member countries that need them most. “This is a clear signal – said the commissioner – that the Hera agency can respond effectively to threats to health“.