Bavarian Nordic Delivers Smallpox Vaccine to England in Response to Current Monkeypox Cases
(WorldNews Denmark)

English health authorities have ordered IMVANEX smallpox vaccine in response to monkeypox cases Immediate response ensured rapid delivery and deployment of vaccines COPENHAGEN, Denmark, September 19, 2018 - After the confirmation on Friday 7th September 2018 of the first case of human monkeypox in England, Public Health England (PHE), as part of their response, engaged Bavarian Nordic to assist in the supply of its IMVANEX® smallpox vaccine, which is approved in the European Union. The vaccine has now been used to vaccinate healthcare workers treating the patients and those involved in their care. IMVANEX is not approved for monkeypox, however, in the past when smallpox vaccines were...