European Commission Forges New Vaccine Supply Pacts With Pfizer, Moderna

The EU has struck new supply agreements with Moderna and Pfizer, boosting its total COVID-19 vaccine arsenal to up to 2.6 billion doses, enough to inoculate the bloc’s 446 million citizen many times over, but it is promising to share with “neighbors and partners.”

The European Commission has secured an additional 300 million doses from Moderna on behalf of the EU’s 27 member states, with 150 million to be supplied this year, and with an option to purchase 150 million more in 2022. The latest deal builds on a previous contract for 160 million doses, which started rolling out to member states last month.

The commission has also inked a deal with Pfizer for a further 200 million doses of its vaccine co-developed with BioNTech to be delivered in 2021, with an option for an additional 100 million this year. The new contract is in addition to 300 million doses currently being shipped by Pfizer.