BRUSSELS, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission announced on Thursday it concluded exploratory talks with Johnson & Johnson to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said in a news release that the talks are indented to result in an Advance Purchase Agreement, which could enable all European Union (EU) member states to purchase the vaccine, as well as to donate to lower and middle-income countries or re-direct to countries in the European Economic Area (EEA).
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