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over an escalating outbreak of the disease in Africa , as nations scramble to mobilize resources needed to contain the outbreak amid fears the deadly virus could spark another deadly pandemic.Shares of Danish company Bavarian Nordic jumped as much as 17% during early trading in Copenhagen on Thursday, though gains fell to around 11% as trading continued.
The rally extends a climb of around 12% from the day before, when the WHO joined Africa’s top public health body in declaring a growing mpox outbreak a public health emergency. Bavarian Nordic is one of the only companies in the world with an approved mpox vaccine and in practice it is the only company as the shot it manufactures is the preferred choice of global health authorities by far on account of the much lower risks of negative outcomes associated with it.
Bavarian Nordic sells the vaccine under three brand names worldwide—Jynneos, Imvamune and Imvanex—and U.S.-traded shares of the company were up nearly a third during premarket trading early Thursday morning.smallpox vaccine ACAM2000 from French pharma giant Sanofi in 2017—smallpox is related to mpox and the shot is believed to protect against it as well—had soared nearly 12% by market close on Wednesday, though shares dipped more than 3.5% during premarket trading Thursday.
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