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Finland to receive first EU procured bird flu shots
The first batch of 640,000 doses of the adapted vaccine will be shipped as early as next week.
The EU’s health crisis authority will sign a contract with Seqirus next Tuesday to secure hundreds of thousands of doses of itsH5N1 flu shot adapted to protect people against the latest deadly strain of bird flu --- and first doses will head to Finland.
The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) will sign the joint procurement contract with Seqirus on behalf of 15 member countries, a senior Commission official with knowledge of the matter told POLITICO.
The first batch of vaccines will be immediately shipped to Finland, the official said, where workers in mink farms are considered at risk of contracting the virus from contaminated animals.
The contract is currently for 640,000 doses, with the possibility to buy up to 40 million doses over four years.
JUNE 6, 2024 6:28 PM CET
https://www.politico.eu/article/finland-to-receive-first-eu-procured-bird-flu-shots/
Finland to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccination as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, health authorities said on Tuesday, making it the first country in the world to do so. The Nordic country has bought vaccines for 10,000 people, each consisting of two injections, as part of a joint EU procurement of up to 40 million doses for 15 nations from manufacturer CSL Seqirus (CSL.AX), opens new tab. Advertisement · Scroll to continue The Australian company in a statement to Reuters said Finland would be the first country to roll out the vaccine. Source: reuters.com