The EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA), as part of its preparedness mandate, signed on Tuesday 11 June, on behalf of the participating Member States, a joint procurement framework contract for the supply of up to 665,000 doses of updated zoonotic influenza virus pre-pandemic vaccine, with an option for a further 40 million doses over the duration of the contract.
The vaccine is intended for people most at risk from the potential transmission of avian influenza...