The European Commission delivers the first “5,300 doses” of the monkeypox vaccine “today” to Italy, “to protect citizens and respond to this epidemic”. This was announced by an EU spokesperson. The “6 thousand cases” registered so far in the EU, “up by 50% compared to last week”, he underlines, are a cause of “serious concern for public health”.
The EU “reacted quickly: together with Hera we bought vaccines for all member states, using the EU budget. Within a few weeks, we bought about 110 thousand doses and we have already delivered them to the most affected countries, including Spain, Germany. , Portugal, Belgium and Ireland. Other deliveries will arrive in the coming weeks. It is the European Health Union, which brings tangible results for people “, he concludes.