EU signs contract with pharmaceutical giant J&J to purchase COVID-19 vaccines


By Li JizhiPeng Lijun
  • World
  • Thursday, 22 Oct 2020

BRUSSELS, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- The European Commission has signed contract with pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson (J&J), which will enable European Union (EU) member states to purchase COVID-19 vaccines for up to 400 million people, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Spokesperson Stefan de Keersmaecker told a press briefing that the contract with J&J was the third one signed by the commission on behalf of the whole EU.

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