Is there a secondary source for that claim in the Sun? The reference to declined doses in the EU I can find is this:
https://www.reuters.com/article/heal...-idCNL8N2IW4G4
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At a meeting with EU diplomats in July, a Commission official said the EU had declined an offer of 500 million doses from Pfizer and BioNTech because it was too expensive, an internal EU document seen by Reuters shows.
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So they went for 200 million with an option for another 100 million at the same price
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Under the EU contract, the two firms have committed to rapidly deliver 200 million doses after regulatory approval for 15.5 euros ($18.8) apiece, EU officials told Reuters in November.
The extra 100 million doses would be supplied at the same price, but with the timetable to be negotiated, EU officials said.
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And that lines up to this report from a month before:
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/20...pfizer-vaccine
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Under the EU deal, 27 European countries could buy 200 million doses, and have an option to buy another 100 million.
The bloc will pay less than $19.50 per jab, a senior EU official involved in talks with vaccine makers told Reuters, adding that partly reflected the financial support given by the EU and Germany for the drug’s development.
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