(Reuters Photo)The European Commission has approved a new Covid vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for as many as 1.8 billion doses for 2021-23, commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday. The contract is for a guaranteed 900 million shots, with an option for a further 900 million. The new agreement includes clauses to allow the donation and reselling of doses, according to a memo seen by Bloomberg. Meanwhile, deliveries of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine remain sparse as investigations continue into contaminated batches at a US plant. Still, von der Leyen said last week that she expects enough doses of all vaccines to inoculate the bulk of the bloc’s population to be available by July.

Source: Bangkok Post May 08, 2021 11:03 UTC