AstraZeneca to Supply 400 Million Doses of Vaccine in Europe by Year End

AstraZeneca to Supply 400 Million Doses of Vaccine in Europe by Year End
Small bottles labeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in a photo taken April 10, 2020. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters
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Biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has reached agreement with four European Union nations to supply up to 400 million doses of CCP virus vaccine by the end of 2020.

AstraZeneca, a drugmaker headquartered in Cambridge, England, struck the deal with Europe’s Inclusive Vaccines Alliance to supply vaccines currently being tested by the University of Oxford to Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands “at no profit.”

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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