Brussels will buy vaccines against Covid from the Spanish Hipra

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The European Commission announced this Tuesday the signing of a contract for the acquisition next fall of

developed by the Spanish company Hipra, whose drug is still pending approval by the European Agency for Medications (EMA).

As reported by the EC in a statement, 14 Member States and countries participate in the acquisition, which can request up to 250 million doses.

"Given the new increase in cases in Europe, this agreement will make the Hipra vaccine available to participating countries, as soon as the vaccine has received a positive assessment by the European Medicines Agency," the Commission said.

The Community Executive appreciates that

adds "one more option" that complements the community vaccine portfolio, declared the Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides.

The acquisition contract with Hipra, based in Girona, joins those signed by Brussels with the pharmaceutical companies

According to the Commission, some 4.2 billion doses have been obtained under the EU Vaccine Strategy and participating countries could decide to donate the vaccines to low- and middle-income countries or redirect them to other European countries.

"With the increase in Covid-19 infections in Europe, we have to ensure maximum preparation for the autumn and winter months," Kyriakides said.

Hipra's vaccine against Covid-19 is based on

, one corresponding to the alpha variant and the other to the beta variant, which come together to form a single structure called a dimer, and which is accompanied by an adjuvant that increases the immune response.

One of its advantages is that

, according to the pharmaceutical company.

The prophylaxis, which is currently being reviewed by the EMA, is being developed as a booster dose in previously immunized people aged 16 or over and if it receives marketing authorization, participating countries will be able to acquire it through the current contract. .

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