EU reserves 200 million BioNTech Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses - The European Commission has just closed talks with BioNTech and Pfizer to secure the reserve of 200 million doses of its candidate vaccine against coronavirus, the agency has announced.
The agreement forms part of the European strategy that the European Commission presented on 14 August to accelerate the development, manufacture and deployment of effective and safe vaccines against COVID-19 through the Advance Purchase Agreement for vaccines against COVID-19.
'In exchange for the right to purchase a certain number of vaccine doses in a given period, the commission would finance part of the initial costs of vaccine producers through an advance market commitment. The funding provided would be seen as a payment on account of vaccines that member states actually buy," the agency explains.
"Because the high cost and high failure rate make investing in a COVID-19 vaccine a high-risk decision for vaccine developers, these commitments will allow for investments that would otherwise likely not occur," he adds.
Through this initiative has already closed the purchase of 300 million doses of the vaccine from the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca and continues in talks with other companies such as Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi and CureVac.
EU reserves 200 million BioNTech Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses
The initial agreement with Pfizer provides for a purchase of 200 million doses, with the option of buying another 100 million. The agreement offers member countries the possibility of acquiring the vaccine and making donations to middle and low income countries or redirecting it to European countries.
It has not transcended the value of the operation, but the pharmaceutical giant already stated at the time that it will not give up profits from the sale of vaccines against the coronavirus.
In the United States, Pfizer would have closed an agreement that puts the price per dose at 19.50 dollars (about 16.5 euros), according to the Financial Times.
For comparison, the AstraZeneca vaccine-which he said would sell at cost price and that the manufacture of each dose costs only a couple of dollars, would cost around 2.5 euros each dose - according to statements by the Italian Health Minister collected by Reuters.
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Inside it houses the latest and most powerful processor integrated by the Apple company's smartphones, the A13 Bionic. And in this case it comes with 4 GB of RAM. It should be noted that this same hardware is incorporated into the iPhone 11 Pro, so the performance is assured.
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If you are at that moment when you are looking to renew your mobile, or looking for a mobile to give away, you must know that the either case, buying the iPhone 11 for this price you will be sure to hit.
And is that even if it is close to arrive a new model, the iPhone 11 is still one of the best mobile of the moment. A very complete smartphone and continues to perform great even if it has been a year since its launch.
It is now, without a doubt, the best time to get this model, as the renewal of the range has caused prices to plummet, and you can find it for up to 150 euros less. You can choose from more than a dozen online stores, some of them with delivery in 48 hours and no transport costs.
True, you can also wait for the arrival of the iPhone 12, but you should keep in mind that its price, probably will go to almost double. The decision is yours, you can get the iPhone 11 for just 642 euros, which is a discount of 20% or wait for the new model and continue to save money.