A nurse holds a phial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy's Hospital in London. (Photo | AP)
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Pfizer-BioNTech to get EU 200 million more COVID-19 shots
The US and German companies said in a statement that the doses come on top of the 300 million initially ordered.
BERLIN: Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday they have reached an agreement to supply the European Union with another 200 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine.
The US and German companies said in a statement that the doses come on top of the 300 million initially ordered.
The EU's executive Commission has an option to request a further 100 million doses.
They said the 200 million doses are expected to be delivered this year, with an estimated 75 million of them in the second quarter.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was the first of three so far to be approved for use in the EU, which faces criticism for a slow start to its vaccination campaign.
The other two approved vaccines are from Moderna and AstraZeneca.