The European Commission announced this Wednesday 170,920 more doses of vaccine monkey flower responding to “urgent needs” Member States with a batch ready for delivery “before the end of the year”.
With this purchase of third generation vaccines from the Bavarian Scandinavian laboratory, the number of doses purchased by the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) has increased to 334,540 and will be distributed among these vaccines. requesting member states based on proportional distribution key.
The Community Executive negotiates procurement agreements through the European Health Agency (HaDEA) and these are financed with funds from the European Union budget.
Vaccines are then “donated” to Member States, which receive doses based on their population but prioritize the countries most affected by the outbreak. first members to receive a batch of vaccines in early summer.
“Although we have seen a decrease in monkeypox cases in the European Union in recent weeks, the threat has not passed and we cannot take our guard. keep up the effort to protect the public, especially the most vulnerable,” reasoned Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.
Brussels reminds that in order to meet the medium-term needs of the Member States, HERA has launched joint procedures for the purchase of additional vaccines and therapeutic products.