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The German government has signed contracts worth around 3 billion euros with five pharmaceutical companies and vaccine manufacturers until 2029.
Bundesregierung macht Verträge für Corona-Impfstoffe bis 2029
Das Bundeskabinett hat Verträge mit fünf Unternehmen über „Corona-Impfstoffe“ bis 2029 unterschrieben. Das geht aus einer Pressemitteilung des Bundesgesundheitsministeriums (BMG) hervor. Die „Taskforce Impfstoffproduktion“ des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK) habe diese...
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The German cabinet has signed contracts with five companies for "Corona vaccines" until 2029. This is according to a press release from the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG). The "Vaccine Production Taskforce" of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) had negotiated these "pandemic readiness contracts" for the BMG in recent months.
The five companies are BioNTech, the bidding consortium CureVac/GSK, the bidding consortium Wacker/CordenPharma, Celonic and IDT Dessau. Officials say: "The contracts grant the German government access to the companies' production capacities in the event that the Covid-19 pandemic continues or a new pandemic emerges, thus making provisions for the event of a renewed shortage situation. In addition to keeping production capacity on standby, the contracts include agreements to manufacture and supply vaccines to the federal government."
In a statement, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck said, "We have learned the lessons from the Corona pandemic and the initial vaccine shortage: With the contracts, we are securing vaccine production and supply for the coming years and taking precautions for citizens in Germany." He said the task force under his direction, headed by Christoph Krupp, has fulfilled its mandate with the "pandemic preparedness contracts." It expires on March 31. The Paul Ehrlich Institute will take over further administration.
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach added that pandemic response works best with "decisive action, far-sighted planning and sufficient resources." "This insight from the last two years is followed by the agreements adopted today. In this way, we ensure that the population can be supplied with vaccine quickly in the future," the SPD politician explained.
The "newly created production capacities" would be secured by the pandemic preparedness contracts. The federal government expects this to cost up to 2.861 billion euros for the years 2022 to 2029. The BMG further asserts, "The internationally connectable pandemic preparedness contracts will make a significant contribution to ensuring a secure supply of vaccines from Germany's own production. This will also make a significant contribution to EU-wide and global vaccine supply in the medium and long term."
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