EU to get 1.8 billion Pfizer jab doses in 2022 and 2023.
Over 25 percent of the EU population has now received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.
It comes as the union is to receive 1.8 billion extra doses of the Pfizer jab.
By securing up to 1.8 billion doses under a new contract with @BioNTech_Group @Pfizer, we are reinforcing our preparedness for the years to come.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 8, 2021
And Europe will remain open. We will continue exporting vaccines, because vaccination is the lasting way out of this global pandemic. pic.twitter.com/hHpLUaQZt4
The extra doses will be used to give booster shots and to vaccinate children and teenagers.
They'll also be used to tackle variants of concern, with 900 million doses arriving over the next 3 years.
Green Party MEP Ciaran Cuffe says more doses will also be added:
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