EU secures additional 100 mln Covid-19 doses from Pfizer/BioNTech
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19 April, 2021, 03:35 pm
Last modified: 19 April, 2021, 03:40 pm
This brings the total number of doses to be delivered to the 27 EU members to 600 million in 2021, the companies said in a statement
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the "Comirnaty" Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Parc des Expositions in Angers as part of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccination campaign in France, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
The European Union has exercised an option to acquire an additional 100 million doses of BioNTech and Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, the two companies said on Monday.
This brings the total number of doses to be delivered to the 27 EU members to 600 million in 2021, the companies said in a statement.
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