Pfizer-BioNTech to deliver 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU

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Published: 2021-02-01 15:07

Last Updated: 2024-03-28 21:20


Pfizer-BioNTech to deliver 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU
Pfizer-BioNTech to deliver 75 million extra vaccine doses to EU

American company Pfizer and German partner BioNTech will deliver up to 75 million extra doses of their COVID-19 vaccine to the EU in the second quarter of the year, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced Monday.

“BioNTech/Pfizer will deliver 75 million of additional doses in the second quarter of the year - and up to 600 million in total in 2021,” von der Leyen tweeted.

She said "We are working with pharmaceutical companies to ensure vaccines are delivered to Europeans."

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Europe has confirmed a total of 30,314,157 coronavirus cases, including 17,010,399 recoveries and 703,633 deaths in a population of 747,904,592.


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