Monkeypox: EU discussing common purchase of vaccine, antiviral against monkeypox, WHO says the spread can be contained

EU in talks for common purchase of vaccine, antiviral against monkeypox The European Union is working on a common purchasing agreement for vaccines and antiviralsagainst monkeypox, as cases of the viral disease usually endemic to Africa gather steam in Europe and beyond. Simon Johnson,Natalie Grover Reuters

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A broad consensus was reached in principle with member states for the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) to acquire medical countermeasures on their behalf as soon as possible, a European Commission spokesperson told Reuters, confirming a report by Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter.

The EU is in talks to buy Bavarian Nordic's (BAVA.CO) vaccine Imvanex as well as the antiviral, tecovirimat, developed by U.S.-based SIGA Technologies (SIGA.O), the paper said, citing Sweden's vaccine coordinator Richard Bergstrom. read more

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