国际英语资讯:EU concludes exploratory talks with CureVac to buy potential COVID-19 vaccine
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 20-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="continue">continue</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="exploratory">exploratory</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CureVac">CureVac</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span>.</p><p><span word="Ursula">Ursula</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="der">der</span> <span word="Leyen">Leyen</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pharmaceutical">pharmaceutical</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="brings">brings</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>."</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contractual">contractual</span> <span word="framework">framework</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 225 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="doses">doses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="CureVac">CureVac</span> <span word="pioneers">pioneers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="messenger">messenger</span> <span word="RNA">RNA</span>, <span word="transported">transported</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="cells">cells</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="lipid">lipid</span> <span word="nanoparticles">nanoparticles</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="molecule">molecule</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="substances">substances</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="funding">funding</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="July">July</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Investment">Investment</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="CureVac">CureVac</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> 75-<span word="million">million</span>-<span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vaccines">vaccines</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="CureVac">CureVac</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vaccine">vaccine</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="CureVac">CureVac</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="with">with</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AstraZeneca">AstraZeneca</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="published">published</span> "<span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="steps">steps</span>" <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Sanofi">Sanofi</span>-<span word="GSK">GSK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span> & <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>.</p>
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