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EU eyes COVID-19 vaccines at less than $40, shuns WHO initiative – Aljazeera.com
The bloc has deemed vaccine alliance co-led by World Health Organization slow and high-cost, EU sources told Reuters.
The European Union is not interested in buying potential COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it deems it slow and high-cost, two EU sources told the Reuters news agency, noting the bloc was in talks with drugmakers for shots cheaper than $40.
The position shows the EU has only partly embraced a global approach in the race for COVID-19 vaccines and while it is a top supporter of initiatives for worldwide equitable access, it prefers prioritisi…
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