Vaccines to be delivered in 2022 and 2023.
The EU has agreed a deal with Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of its Covid-19 vaccine.
It's to cover booster shots and the inoculation of children between this year and 2023.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says other contracts will follow.
Happy to announce that @EU_Commission has just approved a contract for guaranteed 900 million doses (+900 million options) with @BioNTech_Group @Pfizer for 2021-2023.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) May 8, 2021
Other contracts and other vaccine technologies will follow.
Council President Charles Michel says the rollout is accelerating:
