8 minutes agoMore than a million victims in Europe from Coddy-19, vaccine prices rise
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Europe is the world's most affected continent before Latin America and North America. According to “French Presse”, since the beginning of the David-19 pandemic in Europe there has been over a million deaths. The 52 countries and territories in the region, which reach east in Azerbaijan and Russia, total 1,000,228 deaths from 46,496,560 [...]
Meanwhile, while scientists and governments monitor the effectiveness over time of various anti-Convidian vaccines, their security and impact on the progress of the epidemic, for producing companies it is a huge deal, and it may continue to be such for a long time, if periodic instigators or vaccines modified against possible new variants will be needed to preserve anti-company immunity.
In recent weeks Pfizer had launched a price hike in a second phase, which appears to be confirmed by the first rumors of continued negotiations between the EU and pharmaceutical giant for a supply of up to 1.8 billion doses in the period 2022-2023.
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov predicted the award to be agreed on in Brussels. Out of the original 12 euros per dose would now reach 19.5 euros. A confirmed award for Reuters agency by a European official involved in the talks, even though the EU Commission officially refuses to publish the figures. But it confirms the need to cure about 2 billion doses “to cope with variants and the need to vaccinate children and young people, A2 writes.
On the other hand, Borisov estimated that the price increase could cost “roughly 18 billion euros”.
