BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is not interested in buying possible COVID-19 vaccines through an initiative co-led by the World Health Organization, as it considers it to be slow and high-cost, two EU sources told Reuters, noting that the bloc was in talks with drug makers for vaccines cheaper …
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(Reuters) – The United States government has set a benchmark for the price of the COVID-19 vaccine in a $ 2 billion deal announced Wednesday with Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and the German biotechnology BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) which will likely pressure other manufacturers to set similar prices, industry analysts told Reuters. …
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Read More »United States Sets Global Benchmark for COVID-19 Vaccine Price Close to Flu Vaccine
(Reuters) – The United States government has set a benchmark for the price of the COVID-19 vaccine in a $ 2 billion deal announced Wednesday with Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and the German biotechnology BioNTech SE (22UAy.F) which will likely pressure other manufacturers to set similar prices, industry analysts told Reuters. …
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