Bavarian Nordic, the leader in pox vaccines, is mobilizing

2024-08-16 17:14:06

The Danish biotech vaccine is the only one currently licensed in the United States and Europe.

Bavarian Nordic companies are operating at full capacity. This Danish biotech company, which specializes in the production of vaccines, is a major player in the fight against the mpox virus, an outbreak of which is in Africa. employee Wednesday d’ health emergency export is limited » by WHO.

And for good reason: its vaccine against rabies is only authorized in the United States and Europe. Of course, there are competitors. But the vaccine from Japanese KM Biologics is sold only in Japan and the United Kingdom. As for the American laboratory Emergent BioSolutions, it is also testing the process across the Atlantic.

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Last year, when the mpox epidemic was already there, Bavarian Nordic struggled to meet the world demand. Despite everything, the biotech managed to provide seven million needles, with more than 300,000 ordered by Hera (Health Emergency Response Authority)…