- EU lawmakers and NGOs have been calling for greater transparency from the Commission on the acquisition of COVID-19 vaccine contracts with Pfizer-BioNTech.
- For almost an hour, Schinas answered a series of questions from the COVI committee and, although the topic was not officially on the agenda, several questions referred to the contracts for the purchase of COVID vaccines.
- The SMS text messages exchanged between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, as well as the lack of transparency with the contracts, remain unresolved issues.
COVID-19 vaccines purchase a success story, European Commission says
