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Parliamentary question - P-000053/2021(ASW)Parliamentary question
P-000053/2021(ASW)

Answer given by Ms Kyriakides on behalf of the European Commission

1. New COVID-19 vaccines are likely to form a central part of our exit from the COVID-19 pandemic. To secure such vaccines to all EU Member States as soon as they become available, and at the same time, the Commission developed the EU Strategy for COVID-19 vaccines[1]. As indicated in the strategy, a common approach would allow for e.g. sharing of risks, pooling of investments and economies of scale. After an important ground work done by France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, Member States endorsed the approach[2], mandating the Commission to negotiate with vaccine manufacturers while themselves remaining the ultimate acquirers of the vaccines.

2. As indicated above, an important ground work had been done by France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, forming an Inclusive Vaccine Alliance. The Alliance aimed to pool the national resources of the four countries and ensure fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for the European population.

3. The Commission is not in a position to comment on contracts that the Inclusive Vaccine Alliance might have negotiated before the development of the strategy.

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