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Exclusive: EU Eyes COVID-19 Vaccines at Less Than $40, Shuns WHO-Led Alliance-Sources – The New York Times
The European Union is not interested in buying potential COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organisation as it deems it slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting the bloc was in talks with drugmakers for shots che…
The EU also wants to secure vaccines by the end of the year, should they be available. This timetable “is not feasible” for COVAX, one official said.
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The European Commission, which is the bloc’s executive arm and leads EU talks with drugmakers, has advised EU states to join COVAX if they wish, but not for buying vaccines, the official said. A Commission spokesman declined to comment.
An official said joining the two initiatives may not be legally feasible, as EU states have ac…
