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Coronavirus pandemic: EU buys up to 300 million more Moderna jabs

FRANCE24, 18 Feb 2021

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 meet a target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of adults by mid-September.

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