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EU buys up to 300 million more Moderna jabs
BRUSSELS, Feb 17, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – The European Union has bought up to 300
million extra Covid-19 vaccine doses from US firm Moderna, European
Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
The new deal, which she hailed as “good news”, adds to the EU’s vaccine
stock as it strives to ramp up inoculations to meet a target of fully
vaccinating 70 percent of adults by mid-September.
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