Prognosis
EU Signs New Contract With Pfizer for 1.8 Billion Vaccine Doses
- Pfizer to supply additional vaccine doses in 2021-2023
- Contract foresees monthly deliveries and sanctions for delays
Pfizer BioNTech vaccines at the Belgian CHC MontLegia hospital.
Photographer: Vincent Kalut/Photonews/Getty Images
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European Commission approved on a new Covid vaccine contract with Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, paving the way for as many as 1.8 billion doses for 2021-2023, President Ursula von der Leyen said Saturday.
The contract is for a guaranteed 900 million shots, with an option for a further 900 million.