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Spain, France and the Netherlands receive an experimental Japanese vaccine against hantavirus

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An ambulance participating in the evacuation of passengers suspected of hantavirus infection
Image of the evacuation of passengers suspected of hantavirus infection. Elton Monteiro / Xinhua News / Europa Press
28/05/2026
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Spain, France and the Netherlands will receive the first doses of a hantavirus vaccine to treat patients or conduct clinical trials, the European Commission announced this Thursday. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has chosen favipiravir, an experimental Japanese vaccine.

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