15 EU nations ordered a complete of 640,000 doses from the multinational producer Seqirus
The EU’s well being disaster authority will log off contract with producer Seqirus subsequent Tuesday to safe a whole lot of hundreds of doses of its vaccine towards H5N1, tailored to guard folks from the newest lethal pressure of hen flu – and the primary doses will go to Finland.
The Well being Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) will signal the contract to collectively procure 640,000 doses of the tailored vaccine with Seqirus on behalf of 15 member nations, a senior Fee official conversant in the matter instructed Politico.
The primary batch of vaccines will probably be despatched to Finland instantly, the official mentioned. There, employees on mink farms are thought-about to be vulnerable to contracting the virus from contaminated animals.
The contract is presently for 640,000 doses, with an choice to buy as much as 40 million doses over 4 years.
HERA, which has been negotiating with Seqirus for months, approached the corporate final 12 months to ask it to replace its zoonotic flu vaccine to the dominant circulating hen flu pressure. However to take action, Seqirus required a minimal gross sales assure to make the deal worthwhile – one thing HERA can assure by the joint order.
Seqirus’ tailored zoonotic influenza vaccine acquired European Medicines Company (EMA) approval in April.
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