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According to the Politico portal, several civic groups, MEPs and public health defenders have been asking for this information to be disclosed for some time, arguing that there should be greater transparency in transactions involving taxpayer money.
However, the EC states that the price of the vaccine cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality requirements. On Thursday, the Commission signed agreements with six producers and concluded negotiations with the seventh.
According to the HLN news agency, the price of a dose of coronavirus vaccine ranges from € 1.78 to $ 18 per unit, depending on the manufacturer.
Prices for coronavirus vaccines according to Belgian policy:
- „Oxford“ / „AstraZeneca“: 1.78 Eur;
- “Johnson & Johnson”: $ 8.50;
- „Sanofi“ / „GSK“: 7.56 Eur;
- „BioNTech“ / „Pfizer“: 12 Eur;
- „CureVac“: 10 Eur;
- “Modern”: 18 USD.
Belgium intends to acquire more than 33 million. a vaccine that will unleash 279 million. euros, units.
ZUMA Press / Belgian State Budget Secretary Eva De Bleeker
De Bleeker himself described the incident as an error on the part of the communication team, and after receiving criticism for the breach of confidentiality, he assured that he would not prevent Belgium from buying vaccines against the coronavirus.
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