Gavi to secure Bavarian Nordic mpox vaccines for Africa

19 September 2024

Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic (OMX: BAVA) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance yesterday announced an advance purchase agreement (APA) to secure 500,000 doses of the MVA-BN mpox vaccine (marketed as Jynneos or Imvanex) to be supplied to countries in Africa impacted by the mpox outbreak.

The doses will be for delivery in 2024. The vaccines will be funded by Gavi’s First Response Fund, a new financial mechanism created in June 2024 to make cash rapidly available to purchase vaccines in health emergencies.

The MVA-BN vaccine received prequalification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on September 13, and Bavarian Nordic will be ready to supply the vaccines pending the signing of a supply agreement with UNICEF, Gavi’s alliance partner, which will be delivering these doses.

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