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Commission – Moderna agreement to speed up vaccination shipments to countries in need

THE Commission reached an agreement with Modern to accelerate the delivery of its mRNA vaccine against it coronavirus in the Member States of the European Union in short-term need, in particular in Germany.

According to APE BPE, Moderna agreed to the delivery 10 million doses in December for Germany. These doses are equivalent to vaccination 20 million citizens receiving a booster dose – as only half a dose is used in this case.

In addition, Moderna will deliver an additional 25 million installments to Germany in the first quarter of 2022, ie 50 million boost doses.

Further acceleration of deliveries by Moderna is being prepared for the first quarter of 2022, to the benefit of additional Member States.

The European Union has secured several doses of vaccines to vaccinate and administer booster doses to all Europeans, including children. Until today over 1 billion doses have been delivered to EU Member States, notes the RES EIA.

Faced with the rapid increase in infections due to Omicron mutation and the need to escalate vaccination, including booster doses, the Commission is working with vaccine manufacturers to further speed up the delivery of vaccine doses to Member States that need additional doses in the short term, the statement said.

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