Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday it has signed an agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for one million doses of its mpox vaccine, Jynneos, for countries in Africa impacted by the disease outbreak.

(Reuters) - Bavarian Nordic has received an order worth $63 million from the U.S. government to produce additional bulk product and the final freeze-dried doses of its mpox and smallpox vaccine, Jynneos, it said on Tuesday.

The global vaccine group Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, its first purchase of the shot to help battle an outbreak in parts of Africa, the group said on Wednesday.

Bavarian Nordic has received a $63 million order from BARDA to produce Jynneos mpox vaccine doses. The contract will support the manufacturing of 1 million freeze-dried vaccines, set for delivery by 2026,

UNICEF has reached an agreement with mpox vaccine manufacturer Bavarian Nordic to supply one million doses of the shot for the hardest-hit countries in Africa. The supply, which includes a 500,000-dose commitment by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) announced last week,