June 15, 2022
1 min read

Monkeypox: EU buys almost 110k doses of Danish vax

There are currently about 900 monkeypox cases in the EU, distributed across 20 countries…reports Asian Lite News

The European Union (EU) has signed a deal with Danish manufacturer Bavarian Nordic for the purchase of 109,090 doses of vaccine to curb the spread of monkeypox.

European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides said that the vaccines will be donated to EU member states, Norway, and Iceland. The first deliveries were scheduled for the end of June.

Thanks to recent orders, Bavarian Nordic has raised its financial expectations for 2022 from between 1,800 and 2,000 million Danish kroner ($252 and $280 million) to between 1,900 and 2,100 million Danish kroner ($266 and $294 million).

There are currently about 900 monkeypox cases in the EU, distributed across 20 countries.

ALSO READ-EU to secure Danish vaccines to curb monkeypox

Previous Story

Brands with a fashionable twist

Next Story

Millennials and lab grown diamonds

Latest from -Top News

Porn sites to begin strict age checks

Under the Online Safety Act, age verification and age estimation must be “highly effective” at correctly determining whether a user is under 18 for sites hosting harmful content Major pornography sites including

Miliband shuns £25bn renewable energy project

Whitehall sources say the government will emphasise a desire to focus on “homegrown” energy in a statement explaining its rejection of the Xlinks project The government is snubbing a £25bn renewable energy
Go toTop

Don't Miss

US Unveils $150M Military Aid For Ukraine

The US government in a latest package announces arms and

EU ready with ‘sanction package’ against Russia

The package contains a number of “calibrated measures” targeting banks