Corona live: EU wants up to 300 million more cans of Moderna

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The EU Commission has negotiated a contract for up to 300 million additional vaccine doses from the US manufacturer Moderna.

This was announced by Commission head Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Wednesday.

According to information from the commission, 150 million cans will be delivered this year.

There is also an option for a further 150 million cans for 2022.

The EU Commission initially ordered 160 million vaccine doses from Moderna last year.

The amount that has now been reordered is added.

The contract was approved by the College of Commissioners on Wednesday.

The EU member states now have a few days to raise possible objections.

The Moderna vaccine is one of three vaccines that are already approved in the EU.

The drug agency EMA gave the green light on January 6th.

Since then it has also been used in Germany.

As with the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine, it is an mRNA vaccine.

Both are more than 90 percent effective.

Compared to the vaccine from Pfizer / Biontech, the Moderna remedy is considered to be somewhat easier to handle, as it does not have to be cooled as much.

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