Ceva drops appeal over French bird flu vaccine tender
31/07/2023 08:37
PARIS, July 31 (Reuters) - French animal health group
Ceva CEVA.O has withdrawn a legal challenge over a tender to
supply France with a bird flu vaccine in which Ceva lost out to
German company Boehringer Ingelheim.
France chose Boehringer Ingelheim to supply 80 million doses
of bird flu vaccines needed for its initial vaccination campaign
for ducks due to start in October. The plan will make France the
first country in the European Union to vaccinate poultry against
the virus that has ravaged flocks worldwide.
Ceva decided to drop its appeal against the tender result to
avoid causing delays for the livestock sector in the vaccination
campaign, the company said in a statement late last week.
The company is continuing discussions with the authorities
over subsequent phases of the vaccination campaign and has
already produced more than 10 million shots of its bird flu
vaccine for ducks, Ceva added.
(Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Conor Humphries)
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