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Oct 27, 2026

Bavarian Nordic donates 75,000 mpox vaccine doses to global emergency stockpile

Danish vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic announced it will donate 75,000 mpox vaccine doses to strengthen global preparedness against the viral disease through an emergency stockpile.

Oct 27, 2026·2 sources

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Top claims

▪Bavarian Nordic's 75,000-dose MVA-BN vaccine donation comes in addition to an existing contract to supply 150,000 doses to the global mpox emergency stockpile
▪Severe mpox risk is higher among individuals with significant immunocompromise, pregnant women, young children, and patients with extensive or complicated disease
▪Mpox is a viral disease that causes fever and skin lesions and transmits through close physical contact

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Global health1 Infectious Disease and Outbreaks1 Vaccine access and delivery1 Vaccine equity & global access1

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