Bavarian Gets Order for Half a Million Mpox Shots for Africa
- Gavi is buying the vaccine for delivery in region this year
- Japan, Germany and the US are among those donating mpox shots
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is purchasing 500,000 mpox vaccines from Bavarian Nordic A/S for African countries hardest-hit by the lethal outbreak.
The shots are for distribution this year and will be allocated by prioritizing areas with the greatest need, Gavi said in a statement Wednesday. That means that the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is the epicenter of the outbreak, is likely to receive the lion’s share of the donations.