BRUSSELS: The European Union reached on Friday its first agreement to purchase a potential vaccine against Covid-19 once it is proven to be safe and effective, the European Commission said in a press release.
The deal, made with the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, would secure the purchase of at least 300 million doses on behalf of the EU member states. The products could also be donated to lower- and middle-income countries or redirected to other European countries, said the press release.
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