According to the EU chief negotiator, early on some EU countries didn't want to commit on ordering enough doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccine. If Germany and Denmark didn't buy extra doses, the contracts would not have signed.
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https://twitter.com/davcarretta/status/1374294037868523524
2/ Apparently, what happened is something along these lines:
– EU negotiates to buy, say, 200M doses from Pfizer
– Each country has the right to a share of it (pro-capita basis)
– If some countries commits to less than its share, others must commit for more, or the contract fails
– EU negotiates to buy, say, 200M doses from Pfizer
– Each country has the right to a share of it (pro-capita basis)
– If some countries commits to less than its share, others must commit for more, or the contract fails
3/ This happened at a time in which there wasn't full certainty on the vaccine efficacy and/or their approval.
The list of countries which didn't commit enough is not public.
The list of countries which didn't commit enough is not public.
4/ It also seems that Austria only ordered 2.5M doses of J&J vaccine, whereas it could order up to 4M (its share of the EU contract).
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