BRUSSELS — Hungary is the only European Union country that has decided to opt out of a new vaccine deal the bloc has signed with Pfizer and BioNTech for the supply of up to 1.8 billion doses of their COVID-19 jab, an EU spokesman said.
The Commission on Thursday confirmed the new deal, the third it has signed with the two companies, for the possible purchase of up to 1.8 billion doses until 2023, following 600 million doses ordered via the two previous contracts.
“Hungary opted out of the Pfizer deal,” the EU spokesman said on Thursday.
Gergely Gulyas, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff, confirmed that Hungary had decided not to be part of the joint purchase, exp…
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