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EU decides against option to buy 100m J&J doses

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The European Union decided not to take up an option to buy 100 million doses of the Johnson &Johnson (Janssen) Covid-19 vaccine and is considering donating another 100 million optional shots, if ordered, European officials said.

The EU at the end of March let the term to order 100 million extra doses lapse, three European officials with direct knowledge of contracts with vaccine makers told Reuters, revealing a confidential clause of the contract with J&J which had not been previously disclosed.

Under the contract, the EU ordered 200 million doses of the vaccine, and had options to buy another 200 million in two separate tranches.

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